The HTML Strict standard does not allow for the target attribute to be applied to a tags. This means that you can no longer force a new window to open with valid strict HTML.

One of the reasonings for this seems to be that “It should be up to the end user, not the web site, to decide if a link should be opened in the same window, a new window or a new tab; web developers shouldn’t force such behavior on people.” (Reference: Robert Nyman)
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