I’m not the only one it seems. The forum is full of posts about people seeing this as an unnecessary/unintuitive “feature”.
status line off - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
Status Line keep re-appearing when unchecked - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
Missing settings in the Status Line - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
Status Line Reappears After Choosing To Hide It - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
Window Layout ‘Status Line’ keeps getting activated - Nuendo - Steinberg Forums
Status line keeps turning itself back on - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
How do I get rid of the Status Line? - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
Status line glitch? - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
[solved] Status Line Disappear - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
Status Line - Disable does not work (PC) - Cubase - Steinberg Forums
Cubase 11 “Status Line” persistence - Cubase - Steinberg Forums