AMD64 might make a place for itself in the server market. But that is a very hard nut to crack. And the vast majority of server shops are Intel powered. It will take some big balls to try to sell the board on putting all their data on a non-Intel system. If all is well, you saved some peanuts. If issues arise, you get to go and look for a better job in this hot IT market.

As for taking over the desktop world, Amd better find a way to put them on a $55 board at $65 a unit. The homebuilders will love them if they are as advertised, but I doubt that Dell will jump on them.

It should also be remembered that Intel has been ready to trump everything AMD has done for quite a while now. I suspect that Intel is milking the market by releasing just enough speed to stay ahead of AMD, holding the rest in reserve.