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Can someone please update this to the canonical non-amp URL:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/24/17392470/apple-rejects-va...

Apart from not supporting googles effort to control the web, the amp page loads slower than the original and has a ridiculous “cookie agreement” with a button that doesn’t work.

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This page is hosted by the verge themselves so has absolutely nothing to do with Google trying to control the web. It also does not load slower.

The concept of amp is google trying to control the web.

Also, my understanding is that all amp pages have to load the required js from an amp project cdn, which is ultimately a google cdn.

And yes, it most definitely does load slower for me - I have nothing but a blank white page for several seconds.

>And yes, it most definitely does load slower for me - I have nothing but a blank white page for several seconds.

This is quite obviously an error state, likely caused by an extension of yours. Have you tried using Amp in a fresh install of a different browser? Using different network settings?

It seems very likely that you are the reason amp doesn't work for you.

And this is coming from an amp hater.

The issue is that for some reason amp usually seems to block the content from being displayed until the javascript loads, which strikes me as the exact opposite of what an "accelerated mobile page" should do (almost like it was designed by an advertising company wanting to discourage ad blockers...). You can bypass it by activating reader mode in your browser.

Not only that, but AMP pages are only potentially perceived as 'fast' when you access them through google's search. When you do that all the AMP links' assets are pre-loaded in the background so it seems fast when you click through. But AMP pages themselves are just the same speed as anything else or slower when access without google's monopoly position pre-load.

Firefox extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amp2html/

I'm trying to find something similar for Chrome, but all I'm coming up with is extensions to redirect to AMP. Anyone up for some monopolistic behavior?

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