Back in May when the latest iPad Pros were announced, there was some consternation about how the Apple Pencil story was still confusing, and I wrote:

I think it’s a sure thing that the 11th generation iPad will one day be a thing, and while I’m less definitively confident about a new mini, I also think that will happen in the next 12 months as well. Personally, I think it’s a pretty safe bet that once these iPads get their updates, they will both support the brand new Apple Pencil Pro and the cheaper Apple Pencil (USB-C).

Well, today Apple announced a new iPad mini and as expected, it supports the Apple Pencil Pro and the cheaper Apple Pencil (USB-C). That means 3 of the 4 iPads you can buy use the exact same Apple Pencils, and we're likely just a few months out from the baseline iPad getting a bump, which will surely just work with one or both of these Pencils as well.

The Apple Pencil situation was confusing a few years ago, but Apple's clearly been on track to get it back in line for the past year and it's good to see it play out.