Not meaning to de-rail the thread, but speaking of transistors and upcoming technology, Intel will be introducing chips that use 'Tri-Gate Transistors' late this year/next year. That alone could shake some things up a bit.
Here's a brief overview article -
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384909,00.asp
And here's an amusing video explaining things in more detail -