Sales and marketing are now tied to end-user adoption of services, not mandated top-down deployments of enterprise software.

云服务的销售和营销与终端用户的服务捆绑在一块，而不是传统企业软件那种托管式的从上至下的部署。

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New software is developed in a tight feedback loop with customer demand, without distortions caused by marketing clout or top-down purchasing decisions.

开发新的软件在与客户的需求紧密的反馈循环，如果没有市场影响力或自上而下的购买决定所造成的扭曲。

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Now, it will be up to Mr Mandelson, as Britain's top competition regulator, to decide whether to allow the marketing alliance to go ahead on the terms laid down by Mr Van Miert.

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