i'll have to ask my friend the psychologist about how you worded the question.
ford, gm and chrysler have been making cars for a long time. hundai and kia not so long
but all of the cars are of comparable quality and reliability.
(i'll probably get an argument, but) most of the difference depends on the operator.
every semiconductor manufacturer started out small
i remember when new, small company, monolithic memories invented programmable logic
we used some (20RA10, 22V10 and some earlier plane combinatorial logic) - they worked fine
so Zak28, do your research, pay your money and make your choice let us know what you did and how it worked out