Just loading web page launches iTunes w/o user input/click

Today I was looking for information on ipod scpecifications and say an article on "iPod Diagnostic Mode" appear in my search results. I was curious to learn about this and clicked through on this link:
http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/
the web page loaded, then, automatically launched iTunes and took me to the store even though I'd not clicked on any links on the page itself!!!
What is the potential for automatic scripts run this way to do damage?
Are these just greedy bastards trying to profit from the iTunes affiliate program? Likely...is my guess, but it roasts my marshmallows to think they would do this without me consenting/clicking anything.
If I quit iTunes and relaunch it, is there any further association of my purchases with their underhanded "referral"?
I went to the same site in Camino to see what would happen and nothing did...thinking I need to turn off javascript, but yet Camino had Javascripts enabled....very strange...Tried to view page source but I'm not that sophisticated...anyone know what happened and if I need to take steps to clean my computer's links, caches, etc.?

Thank you both for the courtesy of your replies.
I absolutely will delete there cookies, though I'm guessing if I launch iTunes in the future it will not continue to show/link to their credit.
I was shocked that they could launch a different application, not just pop up a window withing Safari. I wonder what the potential is for exploits here...
That is my #1 concern.
Again. Thank you both.
It would be a cold day in Hades before I'd buy anything from iTunes after having it open w/o my request...if they'd put a click here to link to iTunes on their page and I clicked through that'd be one thing, but that is just downright slimey!!!!

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