None the less, it was a problem that Apple had to fix and CR wasn’t the only person reporting issue.
Did Apple pull a VW with this new Safari version?
We may see.
No, Okie, CR was the only one reporting the issue. Very few users surf the internet with the Developer's menu turned on, which is what is necessary to even turn OFF Safari Caching. It was only reported after CR found it because they were doing something no-one ever does. It is NOT a standard user mode, ever. It is a DEVELOPER mode for those who DEVELOP Websites so they can test them optimized for various browsers. Most people who do that are not going to be doing that on battery mode and would never notice it.
Quit trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. I bet you haven't a clue how to enable the developer menu, do you?
I DO have it turned on because I have a specific purpose for it.