code.visualstudio.com website loads terribly slow on low bandwidth connections

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Since Dec 9, 2024.

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Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

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Steps to Reproduce:

  1. limit your internet connection 15Mbps down, 2Mbps up
  2. visit https://code.visualstudio.com
  3. notice that the home page screenshot takes on the order of 30 seconds to load
  4. notice that both the dark and light screenshots load regardless of current theme -- and each are 1.2MB in size
  5. notice that many other images on the page are broken
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