There's always LGA 2011. The bottom-line for Intel is unfortunately simple, however: if people have less than $300 to spend Intel doesn't need to bother, because they'll get an i7 anyway. If they have more to spend Intel doesn't need to bother either, because they'll get an LGA 2011 Core i7 or a Xeon.
That said, come 2015 AMD could release a 20nm CPU with 8~16 Excavator cores, which would shake things up a bit. Unfortunately I'm far from convinced that this is going to happen.
That said, come 2015 AMD could release a 20nm CPU with 8~16 Excavator cores, which would shake things up a bit. Unfortunately I'm far from convinced that this is going to happen.