Given that Microsoft cannot whip up custom cuts of Vista for every notebook maker out there, Tom Yager asserts that, “the best hope is a hardware architecture that’s optimized for Vista. Not only that, but optimized for 64-bit Vista running on a battery.” For that, AMD offers its Next Generation Notebook Platform, nick-named Puma, that serves as a standard bill of materials that just might be a notebook vendor’s dream come true, which explains why several major hardware providers are putting models with AMD’s chip on the street. “How far AMD carries notebook technology past Intel’s is a question that needs answering,” Yager writes in AMD shakes the notebook status quo. Related news: AMD lets cat out of the bag with Puma launch. Technology Industry