What good are tabs if links open in a new window?

I seem to be gradually switching to all Apple: first the computer, then to Mail from Thunderbird, then iWork from OpenOffice, now I'm giving Safari a try, and I'm puzzled: there seems to be no way to get links to open in a new page.
At least when I selected what I thought was that option I has no effect. And what I thought applied to that option has the curious explanation that it applies only to links opened from other applications.
What purpose then is served by tabs.
Thanks,
Eric Weir

Go to System Preferences >> Mouse.
Set the scroll wheel to Button 3. Now when you mouse over a link, hit the scroll as a button, the link will now open in a new tab.
I agree with the OP, why can't we have the option like we did/do with Firefox?

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