>Apple isn't in the habit of treating end of life or soon to be replaced products in this way, so it raised some eyebrows.
They have done the same thing time and again during similar transitions or new designs. The eat through the stock, and then the item is not available at all, until at some point a new design/version hits.
In fact, reports of "stock dwindling" and "while stocks last" etc and Apple stopping selling an item on the web Applestore are things Apple-focused news websites explicitly use to tell that a new version of some product is in the works or soon to land...
In this case, the iMac Pro is niche enough, that the new version is not soon to land, as other more staple products have a priority for the Apple Silicon treatment. That doesn't mean it's not in the works.
They have done the same thing time and again during similar transitions or new designs. The eat through the stock, and then the item is not available at all, until at some point a new design/version hits.
In fact, reports of "stock dwindling" and "while stocks last" etc and Apple stopping selling an item on the web Applestore are things Apple-focused news websites explicitly use to tell that a new version of some product is in the works or soon to land...
In this case, the iMac Pro is niche enough, that the new version is not soon to land, as other more staple products have a priority for the Apple Silicon treatment. That doesn't mean it's not in the works.