So I guess its on now. Yes, its on now. AMD will have 25% more cores and Intel will have probably about 15-20% more IPC. Basically if this is all true then I expect AMD to simply come out with something as fast or even faster than intel's 12 core chip, and yes, you just watch AMD charge half of Intel's price...again. Oh, but wait, they will have a 12 core chip as well. Oh my good god almighty. I think AMD has a real chance to make Intel's entire 8+ core lineup totally obsolete due to price alone. Intel will want your first born's beating heart for anything greater than 8 cores. I can't wait to watch Intel sweat.
The way I see it, Intel should only be relevant in the 6 cores or less market where clocks and IPC matter more for the mainstream uses like gaming and herping + derping.