They haven't dropped it, it's available in black, gold finish, and black pvd finish... they've added titanium and brought back ceramic but otherwise the finishes are unchanged.
It was the polished stainless that I liked though, and that’s not there.
It says they have stainless in silver. Pretty sure that means polished. They said polished on stage.
Yup, I think they specifically referred to polished steel in the keynote as well.