[comatose]

it's a little reductio ad absurdum but what about defaulting to popup blocking? blink? marquee? It's not the same thing but maybe worth considering when defending web author's intent being ignored.

[robryan]

At least popup blocking has an opt out if you need it.

[mcv]

Exactly, and this issue could and should have been handled in the same way.

[walterstucco]

> what about defaulting to popup blocking?

that's a misbehaviour of the browser, not the developers

The browsers were designed for viewing a single page at time

popup blocking is fixing a browsers misbehaviour, as much as fixing a car that when you hit the brake accelerates