I really enjoyed this email complaint:
"Whenever you list a review, test or comparison of software providers Avigilon is always listed first. Maybe this is alphabetically correct but it also gives the impression that they are #1 in any category they are being compared in. "
Cause everybody in the industry knows, IPVM is definitely biased for Avigilon (1, 2, 3, 4).
And, yes, we typically use alphabetical ordering, so if ACTi or Arecont were included in a list, they would be listed before Avigilon (because everyone knows we are biased for Arecont as well).
I am sensitive to ordering, but you have to use some form of ordering when you are citing multiple items in a set. Alphabetical is the easiest one for people to understand as being unbiased and yet some people will still read more into it.