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by cush 442 days ago
> The <select> doesn't render outside the browser pane. ... It doesn't trigger built-in mobile operating system components.

To me, this is intrinsically what makes a <select> a <select>. Styling is great, but without these features, this doesn't really bring anything new to the table

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With these features scammers will create all sorts of "you have to log into your password manager" popups again.
Thanks to humanity, supporting this is a surefire ticket to someone figuring out how to phish credentials through a <select> element.
Certainly, there exists a middle ground between having no options for styling and some options where we don't compromise users