They too could've come up with clever ways to upscale the system for their millions of users, and totally beaten Google to the punch.

他们本也可以用聪明的方法为成千上万的用户提升系统规模，先发制人。

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Being beaten to the punch happens more than you would think.

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By contrast, India's central bank cut its policy interest rate in January and is looking to cut further to stimulate its economy, but may be beaten to the punch by the gathering pace of growth.

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One thing is for sure, Intel has beaten Apple to the punch by announcing the service.

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