An Apple Stand
It goes without saying that the Internet have had it share bit of fun the last week since WWDC. The $1000 stand. -"Wow, Apple, how on earth will I able to spend that on a monitor stand?", says the Apple fanboi with over $25k of dead Apple devices in his trail.
What we can see here is the usual suspects. Do they have a studio that requires the horsepower of a workstation and a multi-display setup to visualize their work? Don't think so.
The point I've been trying to make in several of these cases is that WHO THE FUCK needs a stand for a monitor in 2019 if you have a studio or respectable workstation setup? No one! Apple know who they're selling to. The stand is an outmost optional accessory and Apple knows it. I've ripped off the stands of the last 5-6 monitors I've acquired over the last few years. They all ended up in the Santa Cruz landfill.
I'm not a pro designer, but if you're into workspace ergonomics and multi-display setups, monitor stands are again, optional. Other manufacturers will of course understand this once Apple has proven the fact and then everybody will nod in agreement and it will be the new norm for shipping monitors.
Luckily, I'm not alone with this assessment.
I would still need the $199 VESA adapter if I'd buy the XDR display, which I'm no position to do, as I'm not that of a "profressional". I might switch to 4K next year though. 😂
