I am about to buy a fancy laptop primarily for the purpose of doing all my cryptocurrency stuff (but not mining).
Can anybody help me decide between Windows and Linux? My main question is do wallets/nodes tend to be developed on Linux first or Windows first? I want to know which platform Bitcoin clients, but also other cryptocurrency clients/wallets in general tend to get developed on first.
I am not an expert with command line (although I can use Linux in a basic way), so I refer mainly to GUI type wallets. I am interested in software for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, Factom, Synereo, Dash, Maidsafe, Storj, NEM, Sia and Lisk. So Windows or Linux for these?
Much will also depend on the sums involved and your risk tolerance. If you are only going to have a few hundred or few thousand euros or dollars on there, it will be different than if you will have more.
For larger sums, Linux is the clear winner due to security.
Likewise, will this be a "connect to the internet once to get the software then never do it again since you have hundreds of thousands of euros or dollars on it" or "always connected" computer?