That response misses the key advantage of Type-Ahead Find (which I guess I didn't make clear in my question) that pressing tab moves the focus to the next link in the text flow, and pressing Enter (Ctrl-Enter) opens the link (in a new window with Ctrl-Enter.) It's a much faster way to browse, because it completely eliminates mousing.
You may not like or agree with the explanation, but it is there.
Yes, your initial response made that clear. Hopefully my response to you made it clear that I don't buy it, because it ignores the main reason why the feature is so attractive.
It's actually not clear, because the phrase "buy it" is ambiguous in this context. It could mean,
1: You don't agree with their reason, or
2: You don't believe that is the real reason.
Both.
You may want to check out Vimium if you haven't already.