I don’t think there’s any catch to it. AMD started again, went with a clean-sheet design, re-hired Jim Keller, then started under-cutting Intel with more cores and decent performance. It went from there really.
Unlike Intel who have micro improvements, each generation has been a big leap in performance so it’s been exciting for consumers.
Intel did something similar with their core2duos when AMD was on top around 12-13 years ago.
Not the OP, but some industrial equipment and musical instruments have floppy drives in them, and it may be cheaper and easier to keep an old desktop running than to retrofit the equipment. E.g. I have an old synthesizer I like that stores patches on floppy.
I have a few old retro computers and a usb floppy drive doesn’t cut it for Amiga and Atari floppy drives (some say it works online but I’ve tried several usb floppy drives and IME it does not).
I know there are alternatives to using a floppy to transfer to these ancient systems but for me it works okay.
Unlike Intel who have micro improvements, each generation has been a big leap in performance so it’s been exciting for consumers.
Intel did something similar with their core2duos when AMD was on top around 12-13 years ago.