Ah, but new experts will rise up and embrace the new, friendly Stack Overflow that they have always wanted. And maybe rediscover the same things the bitter, hateful old guard found.
Note I previously suggested blank instead of _blank because, if used, it'll open a new tab and then use the same tab if the link is clicked again. However, this is only because, as GolezTrol pointed out, it refers to the name a of a frame/window, which would be set and used when the link is pressed again to open it in the same tab.
How to open link in a new tab in HTML? - Stack Overflow
It's all determined by your browser's settings. Using window.open tells the browser to open something new, then the browser opens up what is chosen in its settings - tab or window. In the browsers you tested with, change the settings to open in a new window instead of a tab and you'll see the others' solutions are wrong.
Open a URL in a new tab (and not a new window) - Stack Overflow
You should use new when you wish an object to remain in existence until you delete it. If you do not use new then the object will be destroyed when it goes out of scope.
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