Mick Maguire wrote:
> Seriously I think that the epithets given to most products these days are
> purely designed by marketing to tap into consumer perceptions: like adding
> GTI or GTE or X to a car name, it's not so much what it stands for (eg. GTI
> was supposed to mean Grand Tourer Injection), as I doubt most people are
> bothered, it's more how it feels. An S somehow feels more prestigious than a
> number in the minds of the consumer... therefore to come back to my original
> speculation, I would say "Superfluous"....

In the Pentax line, a final "X" has meant something.  KX, MX, LX.
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