Yeah, all these 21.5" iMacs going missing, discontinued variants, short supplies, etc. in the weeks prior to a press event...there's no way that's an accident. Something is coming. At the very least, an M1 in the current design. Which is just fine. It's another Mac sporting the new stuff.
If this chip shortage is factoring in, we might not see bigger, more impressive things until later this year (or beyond), but I do think it's nice/important if Apple could have all their sub-$1,499 Macs available in the M1 ASAP. As I say upthread, please/accommodate 85% of the population (because the M1 can/does). Demanding professional types are likely waiting for that second-generation, upgrade M-whatever anyway, but there's nothing to gain by making everyone else wait.
So do something Tuesday, even if it's just what they did in November with the notebooks. We know redesigns, new sizes, etc. are coming in 6-12 months. But for now, at least offer a 21.5" iMac with an M1.
Anything beyond that will just be icing, and a nice surprise.
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