Update:

>> the e6500 looks less likely now with the lowered clock speeds

> Comment regarding Trevor's AmiWest 2012 presentation:
> "They were talking about the brilliant future with ppc dual core e6500"
> http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=36670&forum=16&start=100#685249
>
> (...with "core" meaning "thread" here obviously). So I still think A-Eon eventually
> aim for the e6500 core

From Trevor's AmiWest 2012 presentation (direct link, Youtube) on the prospect of A-Eon products based on chips with e6500 cores:

"That will be my wildest dreams. That will be a real replacement for the X1000 down the road, but that's not gonna be in the next year or two."