[robertoandred]

There was no previous iteration of that laptop.

[Jochim]

Is there some point you're trying to make or are you just being needlessly pedantic?

The 2016 Macbook Air[0] was not the first in the series. The lack of ports was controversial due to it differing from the previous 2015 model[1].

[0] https://support.apple.com/kb/SP741?locale=en_US

[1] https://support.apple.com/kb/SP714?locale=en_US

[robertoandred]

What you linked is the MacBook, not the MacBook Air. The MacBook Air has never had one USB-C port. The one-port MacBook was unique, relevant to a specific niche, and never the only laptop option from Apple.