Comment by infogulch

I agree that long model numbers can be used to obscure a product, but a wide product line with small variations between products sensibly encoded in the model number isn't necessarily bad for the consumer. MikroTik switches and routers have long model numbers but segments of it are interpretable once you get to know them, and the model number is also the name of the product with a discoverable product page that describes its features in detail.

Don't throw the "meaningful long model numbers"-baby out with the "intentionally opaque model numbers"-bathwater.