Websites don't do that because it costs money to implement and the majority of people aren't going to walk away from the form just because they had to select what country they are in. There would also be a small percentage of users who might be offended if you got it wrong.
on the other hand, ad platforms sell localized placement as a feature of their solution. so the cost of developing the solution is worth it.
I feel ya though, I too will find myself cursing that they aren't smarter; but there's also a line there. How would it make you feel if you came to my form and i pre-filled in your home address and phone number for you? email? last sites you visited? facebook login?
Maybe create a browser plugin to do it for you?
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Websites don't do that because it costs money to implement and the majority of people aren't going to walk away from the form just because they had to select what country they are in. There would also be a small percentage of users who might be offended if you got it wrong.
on the other hand, ad platforms sell localized placement as a feature of their solution. so the cost of developing the solution is worth it.
I feel ya though, I too will find myself cursing that they aren't smarter; but there's also a line there. How would it make you feel if you came to my form and i pre-filled in your home address and phone number for you? email? last sites you visited? facebook login?
Maybe create a browser plugin to do it for you?