Linux vs. Windows

So the last time I saw a one person bought a new motherboard to ddr5 and ddr5 RAM. Operating system windows 10
The problem he getting a computer freezing. He bought again a motherboard and second and the same problem with freezing. Only restart helped. The issue what he don't taken was he don't update windows 10. After that a computer working a normally.
So the conclusion is linux can working on pc without internet offline installation out from the box? Like we seeing the windows 10 cannot working properly without a internet connections. The second option linux distributions are checked and user windows still are a "monkey in circus" - i mean testing like on mouse in laboratory. Then I wondering how huge privacy they collect from us. I bet everything with "G" like a Google,Gmail etc. also Youtube and so on facebook and another big gigants elephants.