Definition. 1  Insulin resistance is not a disease as such but rather a state or condition in which a person's body tissues have a lowered level of response to insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas that helps to regulate the level of glucose (sugar) in the body.
When Google released free navigation software for Android it greatly undermined the navigation software business. With Android, GMail, Chrome OS, etc free, individuals are discouraged from building better mobile OSes and/or better email programs. Even when they are not discourage it is harder to raise capital to compete with free, from Google and this is bad for innovation and progress. UpdateCancel.
âOpen-source software is free to use, distribute, and modify. It has lower costs, and in most cases this is only a fraction of the cost of their proprietary counterparts.â There is open-source software that require payment. Not all opensource software is free.Open-source software is free to use, distribute, and modify. It has lower costs, and in most cases this is only a fraction of the cost of their proprietary counterparts.â There is open-source software that require payment. Not all opensource software is free.