Objectively speaking, entering the first character in a select should bring you to the first option with that letter. For example, a select of States or Countri

Objectively speaking, entering the first character in a select should bring you to the first option with that letter. For example, a select of States or Countries. Yet, that's too often not the case anymore. That is, you have to scroll over the list. How does anyone - engineers included - believe that's not shite?