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They still sell an Intel Mac mini with more RAM and better I/O. This wouldn't be a revamp of the current M1 mini but replace the Intel Mac mini as a high end model.

I'd argue it has much less to do with mac mini being any more important than the chip itself being important. They're probably trying to push it in every spot they can, and there is no sense in making more old chips if you can just put the new one in instead.

So you are surprised that the iPhone maker is starting to release their Macbooks like iPhones?

Like I said before, I skipped the M1 and its seems to be paying off.

They used to sell a higher end mac mini. It seems that they are simply bringing back that configuration.

They still do. You can still buy the higher end Mac Mini with an Intel chip.

This new design will likely replace that one in Apple's lineup, but it never went away.