RE: goto-char doesn't stick

[Drew Adams]

> >      (set-buffer "z")
> >      (goto-char LOCATION))
> >
> >When I do this, point doesn't move. Or rather, it does move, but after
> >the conclusion of the ‘progn’ form, the cursor returns to its original
> >location...
> >
> >Has this behaviour changed recently?
> 
> It's a feature, new in Emacs 26.  If you don't like it, turn off
> switch-to-buffer-preserve-window-point.

Interesting.  But why was the default behavior changed to this
new behavior possibility?