> In fact, the browser selection was based on market share, and the ordering was alphabetical, and this was documented in the agreement and in the news. That w

> In fact, the browser selection was based on market share, and the ordering was alphabetical, and this was documented in the agreement and in the news. That was Microsofts proposal, people complained and it was changed to be randomized [1]. Of course Microsoft had no motivation to make that actually work, so it generally didn't[2]. [1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/12/microsoft-to-randomly-generate-browser-ballot-list/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/12/micro... [2] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/04/another-browser-ballot-flaw-this-time-its-not-random-at-all/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/04/anoth...