Looks like you are right on it, the whole point with the article is the fact that I don't like iOS7. That's the entire build up.
Tim stated quoting "Customer Sat rating is our number 1 priority". Well I'm a huge customer and my sat rating went from #mindblown to #deadirritated
So the fact that you don't get the article is strange to me, because you expressed the very essence of it in your comment above.