So this is really a troll thread?
Depends on what you post, I guess.
If cbn can start a thread dedicated to the possibility of seeing a consumer version of the 8-core Xeon-D server SoC, then certainly I am entitled to start a thread dedicated to the possibility of seeing a consumer version of the 8-core Avoton server SoC.
A Plex transcoding server comes to mind, as one of the uses. But I think that OEM uptake, for the purposes of marketing "Intel 8-core" to the masses, should not be underestimated.
Especially when you consider the Future Shop ad that was posted here some time ago, with HP claiming that a Beema quad-core + iGPU was a "six-core" CPU. OEMs are yearning for differentiation possibilities. I think Intel should give it to them, and give us 8-core consumer Atoms.
Edit: Maybe with 14nm Braswell CPUs? I could imagine that Intel might give use an Atom X9 CPU, with 8 cores and an IGP.
Edit: What about the possibilities for laptops? Would you prefer an 8-core 14nm Atom-based laptop, or a dual-core with HyperThreading Core i7?