This industry is ripe for change, and early adopters will have a clear advantage.

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Neither side seems to have a clear advantage in terms of public opinion.

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But they do have a clear advantage: their products are used and liked by millions of small business people around the world.

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This race isn't close to being over, but for the first time, one of the candidates - Gilmore - seems to have a clear advantage.

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Car companies that figure out how to fully immerse the vehicle into that digital ecosystem will have a clear advantage, he said, just as Apple did with the iPhone.

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If, after it collects many videos, the Google store offers consumers an easy way to move, edit, copy or share some of those files, it will have a clear advantage over the competition.

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Now, Sanchez appears to have a clear advantage, although the organization is excited about the potential of Smith, the former record-breaking West Virginia quarterback who slid in the draft from a potential top-10 pick all the way to the second round.

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