By promising to release, at some point later this year, an operating system for personal computers the online giant is launching a direct attack on Microsoft, the world's biggest software firm.

互联网巨头承诺将于今年底某些时候发布一款针对个人电脑的操作系统，借此向微软这个世界上最大的软件公司发起直接进攻。

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Each of those roles, with the exception of product marketing, now has a direct contact with similar responsibilities at Microsoft.

除了产品营销，上述每个岗位都有人负责和微软公司类似岗位的员工直接接触。

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The challenge to Microsoft is implicit, yet also direct.

这带给微软的挑战是毫无疑问的，也是直接的。

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