Microsoft CDN for jQuery or Google CDN

Question

Does it actually matter which CDN you use to link to your jquery file or any javascript file for that matter. Is one potentially faster than the other? What other factors could play a role in which cdn you decide to use? I know that Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google all have CDN's now.

Answer 1

You should absolutely use the Google CDN for jQuery (and this is coming from a Microsoft-centric developer).

It's simple statistics. Those who would consider using the MS CDN for jQuery will always be a minority. There are too many non-MS developers using jQuery who will use Google's and wouldn't consider using Microsoft's.