Yes it is arbitrary, but it's a claim many people have made in this discussion previously. I'm just reiterating it here.
I don't however see how changing these behaviors would make the web a worse place.
I don't however see how changing these behaviors would make the web a worse place.
And I agree, I don't see how changing the behaviors would make the world a worse place, but I think if you want to make a case for having the entire industry lead users to certain behavior patterns, an argument should be made for why this is actually improving the web, beyond one person's aesthetic preferences.