Is this new on Google?

Yes, Google just rolled out that new feature.

A month ago they changed the way you get your images. Now you need to close or redirect to the site when looking for an image.

I never understood why does google tries to improve something that works and n obody wants it changed.

@Hibernate I get the ide of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” nut that seldom lets a tech firm prosper very long. I think PCWorld’s claim the Yahoo!/Bing beats Google in search test results is all the fire Google needs to feel on their heels to keep them running full speed ahead. They do run down a blind alley from time to time though. I was really disappointed when Google Answers was suddenly shut down.