When Apple unveiled the colorful 24-inch iMac in April 2021 to replace the silver 21.5-inch, most thought the 27-inch iMac would soon get a similarly stylish makeover and introduce Apple Silicon.

Nearly 30 months later, that has yet to happen. Apple has merely discontinued both the Intel-powered 27-inch iMac and iMac Pro without offering direct successors, much to the dismay of big-screen fans.

So there is good news and bad news in the latest Power On newsletter by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The good news is that Apple hasn't forgotten about the big-screen iMac fans. The bad news is that we're still going to have to wait quite a while.

"This larger model will follow the 24-inch model and will be available in late 2024 or 2025. It will have a 32-inch display, making it the largest iMac in Apple's history."

Yes, 32 inches, or 18.5% more screen real estate. However, given the chunky bezel that adorned the 27-inch iMac, the actual footprint may not change much. After all, the 24-inch iMac is not much different from its 21.5-inch predecessor and is considerably thinner: 18.1" x 21.5" x 5.8" (24-inch model) vs. 17.7" x 20.8" x 6.9" (21.5-inch version).

Assuming the basic design remains the same, however, you can expect quite a bit of chin on the screen, as the pictures below show.

By the time the new iMac arrives, it could be more than four years since the colorful 24-inch version was introduced.

According to Garman, that was not the plan. Apple intended to release a larger, more professional-oriented iMac shortly after the 24-inch iMac's introduction," he said. The original roadmap called for an M1 24-inch iMac, then an M2-based iMac Pro, and finally a refreshed 24-inch iMac."

The iMac Pro did not appear "due to cost issues," and thus Apple apparently introduced the Mac Studio and Studio Display as a bridge for high-end desktop users.

Gurman calls this upcoming all-in-one computer the iMac Pro rather than the larger iMac, which of course may be reflected in the pricing: while Apple's last 27-inch iMac started at $1,799, the iMac Pro's cheapest configuration was $4,999. For comparison, the cheapest Mac Studio and Studio Display bundle is $3,598, so the difference could be split.

Hopefully Apple will have configurations for all customers, from those who just want a cheap (sort of) big screen experience to those who want a ridiculous number of cores. We will find out in the second half of next year.