Poll: Notification shortcut

I don’t understand something, or is it abnormal when, when you click on the close button of the application, it does not close, but is minimized to the notification area?

If the program developed by me involves minimizing to the notification area, I always do this only when minimizing the form, not when closing it. If you think that Close is a suitable button to minimize, please check out the Windows UX Guidelines .

Here is an excerpt from this guide (page 792):

Minimizing programs to the notification area

Note: Minimizing program windows to the notification area is no longer recommended for Windows 7. Use regular taskbar buttons instead. Your program may support both mechanisms for backward compatibility.

• To reduce taskbar clutter, consider providing the ability to minimize programs to the notification area only if all of the following apply:
- The program can have only a single instance.
- The program is run for an extended period of time.
- The icon shows status.
- The icon can be a notification source.
- Doing so is optional and users must opt ​​in.
• Use the Minimize button on the application's title bar, not the Close button.

And the translation:

Minimizing the program in the notification area

Note: minimizing the program window to the notification area is no longer recommended for Windows 7. Instead, use the usual taskbar buttons. Your program can support both mechanisms for backward compatibility.

• To combat clogging of the taskbar, you should consider providing the possibility of minimizing the program in the notification area only if the following conditions are true:
- The program can have only one copy.
- The program runs for a long period of time.
- The icon shows the status.
- The icon can be a source of notifications.
- This is a user-configurable option.
• Use the Minimize button in the application title bar and not the Close button.

In my opinion, I was not guided by the recommendations of Microsoft. And now I'm wondering: am I mistaken, or those users who ask me to minimize when closing?