[numpad0]

MediaTek used to supply a lot of lower-performance MIPS and ARM chips during 2010s. GP probably has that MediaTek == bad experience association. The actual chips weren't unreliable or horribly engineered, just slow, but people don't make a clear distinction there.

[anaisbetts]

Sure but MediaTek isn't making the actual CPU, they're just making the unimportant parts of the chipset, who cares

[ChocolateGod]

MediaTek may of caught up, but they're still associated with inefficient Chinese junk.