> If I want to shift focus to a different page immediately, then I simply click the link. Then use the "back" button when I want to return. There are lots of c

> If I want to shift focus to a different page immediately, then I simply click the link. Then use the "back" button when I want to return. There are lots of cases where you want to keep your original tab and the new tab, e.g. reading an article which contains references to other articles, going through a list of tickets in a bug tracker (the list pattern can be applied to anything - games, amazon items, whatever). I also keep the original tab because I might not be finished reading it or because I want to use it for a later reference, and opening a new page in the same tab might make me forget that I was reading another page to begin with. > It has some UX quirks that are out of step with the other major browsers, and it's baffled that anyone might want to customize that. I'm not against customization, just saying that for most people the Vivaldi/Opera way might make more sense. I can see why you in particular would dislike this work flow, and it makes sense there should be a checkbox allowing you to maintain your way of using the browser. > It's an indication that the real goal is creating the perfect successor for Opera 12 die-hards. I think it actually might be their official goal, as the browsers on the market don't offer what Opera 12 used to. And it's probably the right thing to do as a business too, since it's unlikely anyone would pay attention to a Chrome/Firefox clone. > but I don't think it's going to lead to any serious traction beyond them. It won't, but that has nothing to do with the product's intrinsic quality. Unless Vivaldi's marketing budget matches Google's I don't see their market share getting into double digits. But you know what? That's ok. Opera 12 used to do relatively fine with 3-4%.