Always thought that it does not matter which operation system, antivirus or wallet user uses, because he gets hacked not based on what has chosen, but based on what he did. Even if user has super protection system, one reckless click can change everything. I think it is enough to follow security measurements and be cautious, to safely store crypto. As nobody will hack you unless someone find out you have funds.
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To a large extent, I share your opinion, because most of the incidents that happen to crypto users have nothing to do with the OS they use, but with the fact that they simply make a wrong move that hackers use to empty their wallet. So let's say a part of crypto users gets "hacked" because they save their backups (seeds/private keys) in e-mail or the cloud or as an ordinary text document on the desktop.
There is no doubt that Windows is the OS that is by far the most exposed to attacks, but even if it is another OS, it still boils down to the fact that it is not recommended to store your cryptocurrencies in desktop/mobile hot wallets. It's simply too much of a risk and that's why hardware wallets exist.
I agree that Linux is safer. I hate Mac OS or any other Apple stuff , the costs (price, lack functions, incompatibility) of having them are not worth any possible benefit.
Windows might not be the safer, but it is much better than it was 20 years ago. I am a Windows user since 3.11, and it is much better now.
It is safer, faster, more stable and the WSL (Windows subsystem Linux) is amazing...
As I use a hardware wallet , I never lost any funds. I also hold some amount of money in metamask for years...
I think the problem is basically bad habits in the internet that most people have...