That's not their reason for discontinuing it though - there's no reason for them to sell the 3, 4, and 5. Probably retooled the 4's assembly line to make 5's.
Re:The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10
by ASalazarMX on Wednesday January 29, 2020 @01:58PM
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So, you think it's normal for say, car companies, to sell the 2020 and 2018 models, but not the 2019?
Since the new series 5 is a very minor incremental upgrade from the 4, they discontinued the latter, but still sell the 3. This way the comparison table between 3 and 5 make it seem like the 5 was a bigger improvement.