This is a really interesting move. I think it is common for ISPs to prioritize traffic to speed testing websites in order to inflate the test numbers. At the same time, many ISPs throttle Netflix use. By aiming to be a popular speed testing site, Netflix empowers the consumers to call out ISPs that are cheating their customers.
Normally, an ISP could just add the speed test site to their whitelist for high priority traffic. In this case, that would not only improve the test numbers here but also improve the quality of Netflix streaming since the test uses Netflix's streaming servers!
My thoughts exactly @nbrempel - a really smart move by Netflix.
A domain like that could easily have cost $1 million and I think we know a company like Netflix doesn't shell out that kind of cash just to build a "simpler" version of speedtest.net
@jackdweck - yeah I thought so too, but whois is different, and a dude on HN said it's his and he just redirected it: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...
Still - they could buy it 💰
I am too ashamed to post my screenshot. It's lower energy than Jeb Bush 😴
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Expected more design polish from a company like Netflix - but hey, good design is as little design as possible, which it is :)
http://imgur.com/DqS1NFi
@anant90 What seems unpolished to you? I think it's nice and refined.
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@mrapierce I agree - I am just nitpicking here (and I'm no expert on design either), but I seem to have developed a huge aversion to pure black (0,0,0) being used for text - especially for bigger font sizes. http://designforhackers.com/blog... and http://ianstormtaylor.com/design... do a great job explaining the why behind it.
@anant90 That I agree with! (It was drilled into me during design school.) It's surprising that they're not using the same shade as Netflix does #141414.
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