[citation][nom]belardo[/nom]The whole "generation" name is completely stupid. When you come out with a NEW model, you need a NAME to be able to tell others what you have or know what you have in order to know if the game or software will work, or tech support.Anyone with a normal brain will simply call them the iPad4, iPad5, etc...[/citation]
So what you're saying is that nomenclature should go something like this?: iPad 5350 (first generation), iPad 5432 (second generation), iPad 5434 (3rd generation), iPad 5540 (4th generation) or this?: iPad (first generation), iPad DC (second generation), iPad R (3rd generation), iPad RF (4th generation). That seems a lot more convoluted compared to a simple generation nomenclature, which sticks well with consumers looking for the latest and greatest and works well for Apple seeing as how they have one subcategory for their phones (iPhone) and two for their tablets (iPad and iPad Mini).
What IS stupid is that Apple can't properly adhere to a generation-based nomenclature for the iPhone, i.e.: iPhone (first generation), iPhone 3G (SECOND generation), iPhone 3GS (THIRD generation), iPhone 4 (fourth generation), iPhone 4S (FIFTH generation), iPhone 5 (SIXTH generation). They also did something similar with the iPad: iPad (first generation), iPad 2 (second generation), iPad (THIRD generation), iPad (FOURTH generation). Oddly, they never did use any sort of prominent model identifier for their Macs since the transition to Intel CPUs (i.e. they just named everything "Macbook", "Mac Mini", "Mac Pro", etc. regardless of the hardware it contained).