[giergirey]

I agree, it would be good to see Google setting the trend here by going HTTPS everywhere. Personally I think the next website I create will be all-HTTPS.

The main reasons I encounter for not going HTTPS everywhere are:

1) Possible negative effect on search engine ranking during transition period.

2) 3rd party content from analytics tools and advert networks not supporting HTTPS.

3) Slower initial page load over mobile due to SSL handshake.

4) No-one else is doing it.

Hopefully these reasons will become less valid over time!

[bad_user]

Nr. 3 is very problematic for satellite connections, which have extremely high latency, making HTTPS websites unusable. I guess that is why Google went with plain HTTP in Africa.

[ensignavenger]

This isn't only a consideration for Africa- I am in rural Missouri, USA, and I am stuck with a satellite connection. HTTPS sites are several times slower than their HTTP siblings. The problem, as I understand it, is that my service provider can't compress the pages before sending them over the satellite link.