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The most common argument is that it increases CPU usage on the server, though Google debunked that somewhere.

Gmail as of January, 2010. No additional hardware, 1% CPU overhead:

http://www.imperialviolet.org/2010/06/25/overclocking-ssl.ht...

"If you stop reading now you only need to remember one thing: SSL/TLS is not computationally expensive any more."

I believe Steve Gibson said he would "Kick the ass of the next person" that spreads this horrible lie. OK, he didn't say it, but come on, it'd be fun to watch him do it.

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