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Re:Show HN: Turn an email to a web page by joekrill on Wednesday May 07, 2014 @10:02AM (#7710160)
This is a HUGE pet-peeve of mine because I have a habit of selecting text while I'm reading. And I'm definitely not alone. I don't understand why sites continue to do this.
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Re:Show HN: Turn an email to a web page by mailpin on Wednesday May 07, 2014 @10:27AM (#7710286)
Your voice is heard. We've removed the highlighting plugin. Sorry for your inconvenience.
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Re:Show HN: Turn an email to a web page by pearjuice on Wednesday May 07, 2014 @10:23AM (#7710260)
>I don't understand why sites continue to do this.

The same reason they show advertisements. By installing these plugins they get a share of affiliate income or other louchy schemes.

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