> Isn't the Dropbox desktop app Electron crap these days? It's certainly not the pleasant experience it used to be.

Sadly I agree. However the blog post I linked describes their mobile strategy. Sorry about the confusion.

FWIW The desktop app now uses the strategy you suggest: native with many hosted webviews.

> what you're talking about there is the opposite of what I’m talking about

Sorry, skim read and missed that! See above comment re Dropbox desktop using your approach though.