Neil Craig (@tdp_org@mastodon.social)

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The average person waits almost 6 years to replace their computer.

In other words, MORE THAN HALF the people coming to your site could be using a very old device.

More eye-opening stats in this post about hidden #webperf / #ux leeches: https://www.speedcurve.com/blog/six-things-page-speed-user-experience/

#pagespeed #sitespeed

A column chart showing the average lifecyle of a personal computer in the US. In 2022, it was 5.08 years. In 2023, 5.29 years. In 2024, 5.63 years. In 2025, 5.93 years. At this rate, the average lifecyle will be 6.23 years in 2026 and 6.54 years in 2027.

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@tammy My personal MacBook is nearly 13 years old and still works just fine.
It feels to me like replacing your computer every 6 years is a pretty privileged thing to be able to do. There's a lot of people who can't even if they wanted to.

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