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These are not better names. If Air or SE are confusing or redundant then why is Pro or Ultra still acceptable?

Additionally, Pad is a terrible name and why is Pad 10” better than iPad Air? It doesn’t seem clear that it is an improvement.

Apple actually has one if the more straightforward naming conventions, the likes of Microsoft, Nvidia, Intel, and AMD do not, or at least don’t until you learn their specific nomenclature.

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Not better, just consistently used.

You wouldn’t say “apple pad 10 inch (2023)” it’d just be “apple pad” and you’d have one of whichever size they offered. You might say “it’s the 2023 update, the 13-inch one” if required to specify for whatever reason in conversation - but when was the last time you worried about calling your iPad “iPad Air 4 13-inch” you just call it your “iPad”

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