The words "evidence" and "compete" have special meanings inside Microsoft: As I understand it, "evidence" is proof that your work was received well by the comm

The words "evidence" and "compete" have special meanings inside Microsoft: As I understand it, "evidence" is proof that your work was received well by the community you are targeting. Rather than sales figures, "evidence" is the currency of the division that this job is in. "compete" is a blanket term for "not Microsoft": Mac OS X, Linux, (Free|Net|Open)BSD, Plan 9 are all part of "compete".