In comparison, the number of failed attempts by Microsoft to extend its influence out of the narrow confines of PC operating systems and office software are legion.

在这个对比中，微软试图从操作系统这个狭窄的领域走出来，却失败了很多次。

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Team members work more effectively if they can influence what they do and how they do it, rather than operating in an environment where they are told what to do.

如果团队成员能够自己决定做什么和如何去做，而不是仅仅被告知要做什么，那么他们会更加有效的开展工作。

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In all versions of the game, roughly 60% of players started out co-operating. However, in the first two, this decreased over time as the pernicious influence of the freeloaders spread.

在游戏的所有版本中，大约60%的组员一开始都会彼此合作，但是，在前两个版本中，当揩油者的恶性影响随着时间扩散的时候，彼此之间的合作减少了。

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He or she is often operating covertly to influence the people at the table.

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