That is what the WiFi Alliance is trying with WiFi 6. They just have the baggage of the old names (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) to deal with. (It is a lot of baggage. Everyone can agree that n/ac are WiFi 4 and WiFi 5 respectively from a consumer standpoint, but between a/b/g there a lot of interesting debates on how you can possibly number any of them 1-3 in any order for both technical reasons and consumption reasons.)
This story is interesting because even in trying to keep to consecutive single numbers, the WiFi Alliance hit a detour in the consumer expectations. "6E" doesn't make sense as a "6.1" or a "7", but still needs to be differentiated from "6 only" to sell it to consumers.
This story is interesting because even in trying to keep to consecutive single numbers, the WiFi Alliance hit a detour in the consumer expectations. "6E" doesn't make sense as a "6.1" or a "7", but still needs to be differentiated from "6 only" to sell it to consumers.