iPad 1-5 isn't meaningless. For the "average" person 5 is supposed to be "better than" 4, 3 better than 2 etc. If Apple's goal is to only sell the newest, tha

iPad 1-5 isn't meaningless. For the "average" person 5 is supposed to be "better than" 4, 3 better than 2 etc. If Apple's goal is to only sell the newest, than iPad Air or iPad GodModel is fitting however it isn't (to capture a bigger part of the market a big part of their business is now selling older models in specific markets). My argument was that Apple is no better or worse than any other tech hardware maker in this regard. What's crazy is not Apple's naming scheme, or the industry standard naming schemes but rather the because Apple did it, it must be genius opinion many of these blog posts take. In this blind Apple-adulation world we live in, authors will twist facts to prove their point that Apple is genius, despite overwhelming contrary evidence. It's crazy. Now, I appreciate evil-genius in their naming schemes because it confuses customers. Let's not all write articles however claiming that the inverse is true. Name each generation the same thing and people will have hard time comparing and buying older models is business...genius. However it's not simple or empowering to consumers in any way.