That is somewhat of a shame. Have iMacs mounted in a few locations at offices.

Could it really not be added or could they not be bothered / see little use for it now?

relax

Doesn't matter. Just don't hold your iMac this way.
/stevemode=off

"THIS IS PROOF THAT APPEL WILL RELESS A TV. NO IMAC MOUNTING MEANS SOMETHING HAS TO FILL THE GAP."

This is really stupid on Apples part as it just makes it that much harder to place iMacs in certain locations. Further iMac stands are pretty low on the ergonomics scale so this removes iMacs from consideration from anybody susceptible to repetive stress issues.

More and more I'm coming to the conclusion that Apple wants the desktop line up to fail. This is a tiny feature that can be and has been easily engineered into the iMac so you have to wonder what is up.

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Originally Posted by wizard69 

This is really stupid on Apples part as it just makes it that much harder to place iMacs in certain locations. Further iMac stands are pretty low on the ergonomics scale so this removes iMacs from consideration from anybody susceptible to repetive stress issues.
More and more I'm coming to the conclusion that Apple wants the desktop line up to fail. This is a tiny feature that can be and has been easily engineered into the iMac so you have to wonder what is up.

The notebook line is certainly where the money is these days, but from an ergonomics standpoint it's hard to find anything worse. If you have to use an external display, external kb and a mouse or trackpad to make the computer ergonomic it's not really portable anymore so you might as well be using a desktop.

As for trying to kill the desktop I disagree. Apple wouldn't have gone to such lengths to redesign the iMac with a new manufacturing method if their goal was to kill it.

On my Apple wish list is a VESA mount for a coffee cup and also I'd like a curved top, that way Apple can advertise their new iMac with the line...Apple is domed.

Just because Apple does not make one, does not mean it won't be available. Relax dude! Soon a third-party accessories maker will come up with one that fix to an iMac like a rear case w/ built-in VESA mount/screw holes.

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Originally Posted by wizard69 

 This is a tiny feature that can be and has been easily engineered into the iMac so you have to wonder what is up.

I've suggested before that aesthetics tend to be prioritized over functionality in a lot of these devices. In notebooks thin and light contributes to functionality. The VESA mount was the only way to gain height or positioning adjustment with an imac. I've always disliked the fixed height stand in general, but now they're lacking any kind of option.

Don't be silly. If you had needed vertical adjustment, it would have been there. Just stand back and think: My GAWD, I really don't need to adjust my monitor vertically!!!!

Welcome to the post-VA world. Looking at a monitor is SO last year.