Apple's iMac spurs demand for all-in-one PCs

You know, just because Steve Jobs expressed distaste for it doesn't mean he won't do it. He also told the new york times "It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore...". Yet, 2 years later released ibooks. He clearly has a history of shooting down ideas in public that he is likely working on in private.

Any all in one including macs is a dead end. No way to upgrade or replace monitor, GPU, processor.

I sell these things for a living, and the PC all-in-ones don't compare to the iMac. They're ugly, bulky in a lot of cases, slow (even the "powerful" ones), and just generally a pain. The TouchSmart someone else referred to in another comment is especially bad. After four years of using various iPod touches, the touchscreen on the TouchSmart feels sloppy, poorly designed, hard to use, inaccurate, and it doesn't look all that great either. Tap-and-hold to right click? It's so "precise" that if your finger moves even a single pixel, the right click is canceled. So you have to hold your finger on the exact same spot, to the pixel, in order to right click. It's too accurate where it doesn't need to be, and in the case of just a regular click, it's a little all over the place. Some use a USB mouse and keyboard. I have yet to see one that used Bluetooth. The whole "keep a clear line of sight to the computer or your mouse stops working" thing is pretty 2004.

Lenovo M90z are the only business class all-in-one in the pc market. They have similar hardware as current iMacs. i3 or i5 processor, up to 4GB of DD3 memory, wifi, vga in, web cam, speakers, mics, etc. 23" lcd with optional touchscreen (think point of sale or kiosk usage). They also use mostly laptop style dvd/cd burner and memory, but use a 3.5" desktop style hard drive.

My work place is about 65% Mac and these have been the only PC that has been anywhere in the neighborhood of an iMac. The only they thing have that is better than the iMac, is they are very simple to work on if the need ever arises. Can gain access to the memory, hard drive, dvd/cd burner, and power supply simply by sliding two tabs and lifting the back cover off.

"Powerful" and "Core i3" in the same sentence?

I'll never own an all-in-one computer. Especially not after my experience with MacBooks. From now on, any computer I buy will be a system I can service myself that will only lead to minutes or a couple of hours of down time at most. Not weeks without my computer due to Apple fudging repairs, as my experience has been.

How competitive are the PC All-In-Ones?
I've only seen cheap Asus and Acer devices that run like big-screen netbooks.
HP's TouchSmarts appear price-competative with iMacs (with a slightly bigger screen and slightly poorer graphics.

For my money, The iMac is still the king of the all-in-ones, with similar specs to mid-range desktop computers.