Intel's new generation of Centrino 2 Montevina mobile computing platform, despite being delayed for various reasons until mid-July for its official release, has kept industry insiders and outsiders eagerly anticipating. Perhaps it is precisely this delay in release that has added to the mystique of the new technology and products, while also escalating the market and consumers' anticipation to a feverish peak. Just as people are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Centrino 2, Intel's largest global competitor, AMD, has recently taken the lead in launching its latest mobile platform — PUMA, undoubtedly delivering a heavy "meteor hammer" blow to Intel.