[dangus]

Don't focus on the stand. Focus on the fact that this is a 60Hz, no mini-LED, no-HDR monitor for $1600.

Don't forget that the predecessor Mac-specific product, the LG UltraFine 5K, was only $1300 and included an adjustable stand that disconnected without any need to buy a specific VESA version or buy any sort of adapter.

They're showing clips of people producing video content on this monitor. Who is shopping in this budget range doing serious video work without wanting the ability to work with HDR video?

The Mac Studio is a decent value, but this product really isn't.

It seems to me that Apple designed this monitor for wealthy non-creators who want to sit on Zoom calls with a shiny metallic monitor that looks nice next to their Restoration Hardware dining room set. You can tell that's the case because that's where all the investment in features went: to the webcam, and to the speakers. What creative professional do you know that wants speakers in their monitor at all?