Well there's a predictable pattern tbh.
Things are getting smaller and smaller while prices are going up and up. Companies focus on technology and computing for the average joe or the businessman. Hense why the Last releases from AMD (Fusion) and intel (1155 Pentium) were both non-enthusiast really, and the majority of prebuilts and laptops now use intel GMA etc.
It's all about the joes now, not alot happening for enthusiasts, and it's probably going to stay that way. The industry is driven by corporations, not us gamers who do generally nothing useful ^_^