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A comment on Ask HN: Why Don't HN stories open up in a new tab?.

Re:Ask HN: Why Don't HN stories open up in a new tab? by michael_dorfman on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @04:11PM (#1866292)
it always confused me why sites would push you exclusively to the link you clicked

They don't. The browser gives you a choice (via mouse-buttons.) The alternative, forcing links to a new tab or window, is what takes away user choice.

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Re:Ask HN: Why Don't HN stories open up in a new tab? by KleinmanB on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @04:14PM (#1866299)
Right, but "displaying on the same tab" seems to be the default standard. I was interested to hear how people felt about both sides.
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