> Do you have any idea what the justification for this behavior is? I don't know, but I would hazard a guess that the most common action in the URL bar is to c

> Do you have any idea what the justification for this behavior is? I don't know, but I would hazard a guess that the most common action in the URL bar is to copy the URL to paste elsewhere. Highlighting the text automatically gives the user the opportunity to immediately hit Ctrl-C. I think it's an improvement.