How To: Stop iTunes Web Links from opening iTunes →

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this piece by William Dodd. Upon trying it out however, disappointment set in. Unfortunately, his trick doesn’t work for Safari (I can’t say about Firefox or Chrome). If you copy paste an iTunes URL into your addressbar, it doesn’t open iTunes. But if the link is a referral—boom!—iTunes pops up. Apple has done some trickery here, that gives them the required SEO, as well as launching iTunes for sales. Problem is they’re pissing us off in the bargain. Very unlike Apple. If anyone has a proper solution, I’d love to hear it.