But is there any proof outside of anecdotal evidence that people actually don't like waiting and that page performance affects website users?

不过除了这些传闻以外，是否有切实的证据显示，用户不喜欢等待以及网页性能是否会影响到访客。

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Waiting for page loads — especially from slow servers — gives the impression of a clunky, old-style interface.

等待页面装载(尤其是从较慢的服务器上装载)会让人觉得界面太土、太陈旧。

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For example you could implement a waiting page in a web client using Spring Integration.

例如你可以使用Spring Integration在Web客户端实现一个等待页面。

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Its white sand beaches were a blank page waiting to be written on.

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