Intel finally got knocked out from their high perch, and the longer you fall, the more it hurts.
I honestly don't see them having a monopoly over cpus anymore with the entry level cpu ryzen 5 series being the perfect match to a mid-range gpu like the rx 470,rx 480, gtx 970, etc.
Intel currently doesnt have a viable solution for giving a mid range gpu and mid-range cpu that won't bottleneck it, their 400-600$ cpus are defeated by the affordable ryzen 5 series for mid range systems.
I fail to see how AMD will not dominate the market when spring (the unofficial season to upgrade your system) comes. If someone is upgrading for a state of the art mid-range computer, why would they not want their cpu of choice to be from the ryzen 5 family to pair with their mid-range gpu?
Really? Well the next Macbook Pro in 2017 will feature AMD Raven Ridge APUs AMD Raven Ridge APU (Ryzen-Vega Combination) is Apple’s Biggest Weapon Inside MacBook Pro 2017 : Tech : University Heral… and Stoney Ridge (really stupid name) and Pinnacle Ridge APUs are on AMD's own roadmap AMD Pinnacle Ridge CPUs And Raven Ridge APUs Details, Launching In 2018 | SegmentNext http://segmentnext.com/2017/03/15/amd-pinnacle-ridge-cpus-details/
So I don't know where you're getting that from. As to how Intel will respond, they don't need to. The i7-7700k will still be the performance champion in games for the price, especially after AMD confirmed Ryzen R5 and R3 will be dual CCX chips like the R7, and with Microsoft banning all Windows 7 and 8.1 users from updates if they use Ryzen, Kaby Lake, or future processors, many will stick with Skylake and Excavator.