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Quoted from DeNeusbeer

Anyway, the reasons why it has been like this:
– Opening a link in a new tab requires 0 extra input. (Just middle mouse or ctrl click or mouse gesture click or whatever you want)
– As Skyride pointed out, opening links in a new tab by default takes away choice. Now you can easily choose whether to open it in the same tab or in a new one, without any overhead. (see previous point)

I know there has been threads about this before. The bigger reason to change it !
I am not going to make a huge argument about this, cause as you say; its not that hard to hold control or mousewheel.

9/10 times I want to return to ETF2L after hitting a link. Saying it takes away choices is kinda weird. Since opening in new tab gives you more options the way I see it.

And a big fuck off to IE6. Glad we agree on this :)

@compton: its the other way around