Linux 100x better. Supporting privacy invading criminal organisations like Apple and Microsoft, no way in hell.
If you want to do computing right you only use an opensource OS (Linux being the best) and opensource software everywhere possible. As for playing games Linux is 99% at Windows levels these days.
Opensource hardware is more difficult. Best you can do is build your own desktop, and if you have to have a laptop, buy a Framework and install Linux.
If you absolutely must use a blackbox OS like Apple or Microsoft, be sure to disable automatic updates and apply any updates manually.