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It seems like a detail but I think it's a shame that this screen shows browsers in a randomized order. It rewards the janky browsers that will never be large bu
by lacker 3y ago
It seems like a detail but I think it's a shame that this screen shows browsers in a randomized order. It rewards the janky browsers that will never be large but get above the threshold (like this Opera browser) and then use this boost in popularity to essentially prey on their users.
Instead, I wish they just showed the browsers in popularity order. Sure, that means Apple and Google get to be on top. But it makes it a lot more viable for a decent browser to fight to get up to #5, #4, #3, and get rewarded for that improvement.
- shagie 3y agoI suspect that this is a requirement for Apple to not favor its own products. Any ordering other than random would implicitly have Apple at the top of the list and then you've got lawyers and regulators asking questions again. Having it be random avoids that and Apple can clearly point to the "the order is random, we cannot favor or disfavor ourselves or anyone unfairly."