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WTF?
And the reason is bullshit.
User confusion... You maybe get confused once or twice, after that you just start using it as it is incredibly convenient.
Only confusion happens when I have to use Windows and it doesn't work any more...
The middle mouse is important for browsing. I understand and see how that can cause issues. This is not about Windows, it is about the browser and this specific feature.
I mean, middle click seems to open links in tabs fine here, even though I have paste on it as well.
So I don't see that there is a problem there? Except in the use case of side-scrolling by clicking the middle button - is that a thing?