So is there supposed to be a desktop version of these 12-core CPU's?
And just a side note, Bulldozer has been in work isnce 2005....AMD's release had better be as good or better than what intel has to offer when the time comes. If 5 years of work, building an architecture from the ground up, isn't enough time to surpass your competition's product there's something wrong. Yes Intel has a lot of money, but the past 3-5 years they haven't invented anything astounding. They've really just evolved their CPU's, just upgrading old techniques and tweaking current core's.
AMD i've always noticed are more inventive/creative than Intel with a much smaller budget, and i hope Bulldozer proves that.