The thing about CPU socket that no one mentioned is simple. Not for upgrades, but for the initial configuration. I want to pair motherboard x with CPU y. The motherboard vendor x does not have to stock 25 different CPU skus pre-soldered to the boards. They just sell a board with a socket and let the end user select a CPU. This would suck because mfgs are not going to stock every CPU sku... it's just not feasible (especially on the tight margins). So, your choices will be flagship, middle of the road, and weak-sause. If you want something in between those choices... they won't be there.
I can't see Intel wanting this by the way because of the way binning CPUs is done. CPUs that will clock higher are sold at a premium and ones that don't meet the spec at a discount. If you don't have a market for the in-betweens that's product they don't move.
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The thing about CPU socket that no one mentioned is simple. Not for upgrades, but for the initial configuration. I want to pair motherboard x with CPU y. The motherboard vendor x does not have to stock 25 different CPU skus pre-soldered to the boards. They just sell a board with a socket and let the end user select a CPU. This would suck because mfgs are not going to stock every CPU sku... it's just not feasible (especially on the tight margins). So, your choices will be flagship, middle of the road, and weak-sause. If you want something in between those choices... they won't be there. I can't see Intel wanting this by the way because of the way binning CPUs is done. CPUs that will clock higher are sold at a premium and ones that don't meet the spec at a discount. If you don't have a market for the in-betweens that's product they don't move.