The real question is when they will release a socketed version. The disadvantages of the PCI-E form factor are somewhat mitigated by the on-board memory, but it would still be nicer to not have to program against them as an accelerator card.<p>EDIT: Looks like this is in the works already [0].<p>[0] - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nextplatform.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;25&#x2F;more-knights-landing-xeon-phi-secrets-unveiled&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nextplatform.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;25&#x2F;more-knights-landing-...</a>