Why is the iPod and iPod mini CD called iPod 3.0.1 CD?

The name that appears below the icon for the iPod and iPod mini CD reflects the version of the CD, not the version of the iPod Software on it.
It appears this way in the Mac Finder:




And this way in the Windows Explorer:




3.0.1 is the version of the iPod and iPod mini CD, not the version of the iPod Software that it contains.

The iPod and iPod mini CD that has the name "iPod 3.0.1 CD" contains:
To verify which software a certain version of iPod Updater application installs, see "About the universal iPod Updater."
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012