A similar recent trend that really bugs me is apps on OSX that run in the background, with a presence in the toolbar at the top of the screen used to be closable with a single click on the icon, move the mouse to the last item in the menu, which always used to be "Quit".
Now it's hidden under layers of menus on purpose.
The worst experience I've encountered is Adobe Creative Cloud. They force you to open the app with the icon, then use the main menu of the app on the other side of the screen to choose "Quit Creative Cloud" to then be presented with the following choices: (Cancel) (Quit) (Hide) "Hide" is highlighted and "Quit" is the one you just asked for. Perviously that step would pop up a nag screen begging you not to quit the app, but that no longer happens.
They are obviously testing various ways to become "stickier". And with each iteration it gets more and more difficult to close. I just want my RAM back please!