Thanks to the ubiquitous fast Internet, I've gotten in the habit of using Google to search for Java API docs, rather than digging through the online the API docs or the copy I have stored locally for speed. Looking for a class like Pattern (was that in java.util or java.text? If I knew, I wouldn't have to go searching for it!), I just Google for java pattern and the API doc for the class will be among the first few hits. For practical purposes, a Google search is faster than a local search.
But then I follow the link to view the docs. It used to be java.sun.com, these days it's download.oracle.com. And while I've always considered Sun's mantras about being "the dot in .com" and similar claims about networking to be marketing hype, I was always pretty well satisfied with response from sun.com . I felt a bit guilty about using their bandwidth for something I could do locally, but then again my employer pays Sun plenty for hardware, Solaris and support.
Since the switch to oracle.com, I believe I'm seeing slower access to the Javadocs. It's getting to the point where I'll click on the cached link to get a quick answer from Google rather than a slow one from Oracle.
Finally, my question: Is anybody else seeing this too, or is it just my imagination? I haven't done any formal measurements, and obviously no longer have Sun's site available for comparison.