I bought a 3rd Generation ipod touch, but the code A1288 says it's 2nd? WHY?

This is deception on Apple's part if it sold to me as 3rd generation, but now to upgrade or buy apps it's labeled as 2nd generation.
Can someone clarify?

It is a 2nd gen.
Because the 3rd gens are only 32gb and 64gb there is no 8gb 3rd gen ipod. If you have a 3rd gen you can update to ios 4.2.1.
If you have 2nd gen 4.2.1 is the latest and highest version of ios it can go up to.
Sorry. But here is a link to understand more.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1353

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