Canon 60D imported Pictures Look soft in lightroom3.2

The pictures i import into lightroom 3.2 in develop look soft. Im using Canon 60D RAW. Windows 7 32 bit.

Ok so this is what we get from adobe?
We see this claim frequently.  The manufacturer's software will often produce better raw development out of the box because it is able to read all of the in-camera settings.  Some of those settings are proprietary, and are hidden from Lightroom.  To overcome this, Adobe creates the aforementioned profiles available in the Develop module.  These profiles are provided to match the in-camera settings as closely as possible.  To get the best benefit from Lightroom, you need to take time to look at the different profiles and decide which one you would prefer.  Adjust an image that represents your "average" type of work until you have a result that is acceptable.  Then save those settings as your default settings.  Additionally, it might be necessary for you to create some presets for special situations, and that capability is part of the feature set in Lightroom.
To use the Lightroom effectively, you need to devote a little time to customizing it to your way of shooting.  If that seems unacceptable then you will probably continue to find that you are other software does a better job for you.
To answer your question directly, no.  You cannot use the Canon software in conjunction with Lightroom.  That software will adjust the proprietary settings that Lightroom cannot read.  Spend a little time customizing the Lightroom, and you should find that you can get excellent results from it.

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