It's not entirely clear what the connection is.
We're not doing Electron because some popular software also using it. We're doing Electron because the ability to create truly cross-platform interfaces with the web stack is more important to us than 300 MB of user memory.
> web stack is more important to us than 300 MB of user memory.
May I never have to use or work on your project's software.
"I would rather spend the user's money than my engineer's time"