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> Because it's really hard to differentiate between legit popups (that the user wants) and popups that are unwanted. It really isn't -- does it exist? Yes? The
by ori_b 9y ago
> Because it's really hard to differentiate between legit popups (that the user wants) and popups that are unwanted.
It really isn't -- does it exist? Yes? Then it's unwanted.
For the few misguided sites that use a pop-up as a ui element, the yellow '<site> has attempted to pop up a window' is sufficient.
There are zero cases where I'd be happier with a site opening a pop up window on my behalf, than doing it's thing in the same page.
- mattnewton 9y agoThey don't have to do that, and as another commerce mentions, often achieve this with otherwise perfectly acceptable api's - they make the link open a new tab, and then change the original site's content to an Ad.
- ori_b 9y agoDisallow opening new tabs. There are zero cases where I want a site to do that.