Perhaps worst of all, Microsoft is no longer considered the cool or cutting-edge place to work.

然而，最糟糕的可能是它已不再被视作炫酷或是前沿的公司。

youdao

What I meant was not that Microsoft is suddenly going to stop making money, but that people at the leading edge of the software business no longer have to think about them.

我不是说微软会突然开始亏钱，而是说在软件行业里走在前沿的人已经不需要考虑微软了。

youdao

Microsoft has the edge, as they can negotiate some price discounts for licenses (as they have done to Samsung for WP7) and even profit share marketplace profit.

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Until now, some analysts have given Microsoft the edge because it's easier for users to adopt a Windows mentality than to learn a new interface for each Sony device.

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Ahead of trading on Tuesday, the short term edge in Microsoft is to the downside.

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