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iPad What Will Apple Call Their Next iPad?
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Either "The New iPad" or "iPad with Retina", I'd guess.
Eventually, they're just going to go to "iPad (Date)" like they do with their Macs.
I am sure that their product and marketing teams have much better insight than I have...but I find it utterly confusing that they've muddied the naming convention of the iPad so significantly.
Try reading the ad circulars in the Sunday paper next week. You may see something like this:
Get a $30 gift card with purchase of any iPad**
**Not applicable to iPad Mini
People on this board can assume that it is the current model, the iPad 4 on sale. But how about the iPad 2? Maybe some overstock iPad 3 models. Who knows for sure!
The typical consumer has no idea of the differences.
Try reading the ad circulars in the Sunday paper next week. You may see something like this:
Get a $30 gift card with purchase of any iPad**
**Not applicable to iPad Mini
People on this board can assume that it is the current model, the iPad 4 on sale. But how about the iPad 2? Maybe some overstock iPad 3 models. Who knows for sure!
The typical consumer has no idea of the differences.
But I'm sure the consumers haven't been confused by which shuffle, nano, ipod (classic), touch, iMac, Mini, MacBook or Pro to buy because they've never been hit with a number other than after the name (ie. year or generation number). I think it made the most sense to get to the naming scheme they have now for the iPad as now you just look for the info in the parenthesis for which model you're buying. iPad with Retina display (x generation). iPad Mini (x generation). As opposed to iPad 3,4,5,6,7,8 and so on.
iPad 4 (2012) = "The New iPad"
iPad 5 (2013) = "The Newer iPad"
iPad 6 (2014?) = "The Newest iPad"
iPad 5 (2013) = "The Newer iPad"
iPad 6 (2014?) = "The Newest iPad"
I agree...your addition of (x generation) makes perfect sense...but not what's done!
Yep. The third-generation iPad also has the name "iPad". And the fourth-generation too has the name "iPad".