I'm really starting to think this is absolutely on purpose. Clear versioning would make all cables/accessories instantly outdated/undesirable whenever the new g

I'm really starting to think this is absolutely on purpose. Clear versioning would make all cables/accessories instantly outdated/undesirable whenever the new generation starts to show up. Unclear, obfuscated versioning is used to dampen this effect - for most purposes the older cables are "good enough" anyway, and when not, the user will make another buy. Same thing with HDMI or WiFi.