No, contempt is when you remove a ubiquitous audio jack and replace it with a de-facto proprietary connector that requires an extra adapter to do the same thing

No, contempt is when you remove a ubiquitous audio jack and replace it with a de-facto proprietary connector that requires an extra adapter to do the same thing it did before. And then have the cheek to call this "brave" and good for the customer. Or when you release a machine with one USB port to be shared with charging and peripherals. Or (opinion alert) when you take progressive steps to lock down your system more and more and more at the expense of power users. Run whatever the user wants -> Run signed code only with an override -> Run signed only with an override that reverts back after a period of time -> (exercise for the reader) Or (2x opinion alert) when you compromise on battery life and muscle memory (and hence usability) for a misfeature that adds questionable value that nobody actually wanted in the first place. Apple's all about pleasing their customers perhaps, but at some point, their customer stopped being me and started being someone else. And this is sad, because OS X is the only nix-like out there that gives anything resembling the faintest hint of a shit about design and UX. The author of the article put it well: The relentless and opportunistic penny-pinching is intentional though, and leaves a sour taste.