How should I see this as anything but whining about producing lazy, resource intensive, non-UI-guideline adhering Electron apps?
Looking at you - Slack, Todoist, Monday.com. Your apps are very bad (and your native apps are Electron lies!)
Looking at you - Slack, Todoist, Monday.com. Your apps are very bad (and your native apps are Electron lies!)
The fact that Apple are rejecting apps that break the guidelines (even if not consistently) is proof enough that guidelines can be iron-clad rules in certain cases. It depends entirely on the context and the authority setting them.