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                       Windows vs Linex Users who are considering making a change from   Windows   to   Linux   or Linux to Windows commonly want to know the advantages and disadvantages of each of the   operating systems . Below is a chart to help illustrate the major advantages and disadvantages of each of these operating systems. Topic Linux Windows Price The  Linux kernel , and the  GNU  utilities and libraries which accompany it in most  distributions , are entirely free and  open source . You can download and install GNU/Linux distributions without purchase. Some companies offer paid support for their Linux distributions, but the underlying software is still free to download and install. Microsoft Windows usually costs between $99.00 and $199.00 USD for each licensed copy. However, Windows 10 is being offered as a free upgrade to current owners of Windows 7 or...

Google, Apple, IBM & Many Other Companies No Longer Require Employees To Have A Degree In today's world, having a college degree is of utmost importance. It has become a bare minimum requirement in every industry, as many jobs demand a college degree even if they are not relevant.  A degree has always been considered to be a milestone for a person, as it officially proves that you are educated and have a particular skill set.  But Glassdoor recently released a list of 15 top employers that no longer require applicants to have a college degree. Companies like Google, Apple, IBM, and EY are all in this group.  Companies are now inclined towards hiring candidates whose experience and skills best suit them for the job.  © GOOGLE Google had acknowledged several years ago that college degrees are slowly becoming irrelevant and what matters most are skills.  It is widely seen in India that a person, who has done an Engineering course, is ulti...

WhatsApp eye-opening data! Every human being on Earth spent whopping 11 hrs on Facebook-owned app in last 3 months WhatsApp time spent data: People globally spent a whopping 85 billion hours on the Facebook-owned WhatsApp in the last three months. By:  IANS   August 21, 2018 WhatsApp has 1.5 billion users in the world. (Reuters) Among all the social media platforms, people globally spent a whopping 85 billion hours on the Facebook-owned  WhatsApp  in the last three months. According to a Forbes report late on Monday, the data released by the US-based app analytics company Apptopia showed that over the past three months, users spent 85 billion hours on WhatsApp that has 1.5 billion users in the world, — or “11.425 hours for every human being on the planet”. Conversely, users spent 30 billion hours on its parent company Facebook. “It’s clear that WhatsApp is the global messaging app of choice,” Apptopia’s spokesperson Adam Blacker was quoted as sa...

Russians targeted Senate and conservative think tanks, Microsoft says By Donie O'Sullivan, CNN  Updated 9:38 AM EDT, Tue August 21, 2018 (CNN) Parts of an operation linked to Russian military intelligence targeting the US Senate and conservative think tanks that advocated for tougher policies against Russia were thwarted last week, Microsoft announced early Tuesday. The disclosure, coming less than three months ahead of the 2018 midterms, demonstrates new ways in which Russia is attempting to destabilize US institutions. The news also places additional pressure on President Donald Trump to take action, even though he downplayed Russia's involvement as recently as Monday. In its announcement, Microsoft said it executed a court order giving it control of six websites created by a group known as Fancy Bear. The group was behind the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee and directed by the GRU, the Russian military intelligence unit, according to cy...