Most of their CPUs no longer have coolers. Future proof is a myth. (how many retired a 4790k?)
If my motherboard ever dies I'm screwed when it comes to a replacement. A Z97 board would cost about $300 brand new.
I guess the alternative would be a new CPU, 300 series board- the most affordable thing, DDR4 RAM - not cheap these days.
I wish AMD would make a more serious dent in the market. The rumor is Apple is going to make their own CPU, even they think Intel is pricey. I'm sure only the fanboys will buy a loaded Mac Mini at $4K.
I have yet to see how bad it would be if my AMD system with an FX6300 goes bad.
CPUs never go bad. I have a box of those leftover AMD AM2 sockets. My Intel Q6600 machine is still running, too bad I don't have a board that can overclock it to 3ghz, I still have an AMD 945 on an nForce2 chipset.