IMAC 24 Inch Video Card

Can I or Can I have apple eventually upgrade the video-card on the 24 inch IMAC?

At this point in time no. The card is supposely removable, but since the inception of the mxm socket, no 3rd party company has released a retail mxm card. They have all been produced only for oem. I don't see that changing in the future. The bottom line is, if you want the upgraded video card, get it now.
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