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Re:I/O 2022 by whywhywhywhy on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:42PM (#31344787)
>You would just say you have "an iPhone"

They tried this with the iPad 3 IIRC. Was just "The New iPad" but they then reverted back the next year.

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Re:I/O 2022 by wlesieutre on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:59PM (#31344977)
They didn't really go back though, it's iPad (9th generation) instead of iPad 9. Not quite versionless naming like they use for Macs, but it's less versioned than the iPhone naming.
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Re:I/O 2022 by saghm on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @04:00PM (#31344989)
The problem with calling something "The New X" is that you basically can't come out with _another_ model after without making it confusing to differentiate between the "new" one and the "New" one. I think the main reason they felt they could try that is that they new they were not going to come out with any more "generic" iPads and instead have the Pro and Air models like they have for Macbooks.
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