Well S. , I can not follow this path of your thinking .
Especially when I have examples near me , like the large Pro's Kit DMM that it is made in Taiwan ,
and under the hood , has an PCB made by Mastech .
And it is my main DMM since 1990 = 21 years until today ..
Its still rock solid and accurate , and it is completely off at the 200MOhm range that I do not use .
Even so , I do not believe that Mastech is any king of DMM's ,
but I do believe that this model it was an true success .
( and so I have become "Model loyal" than " Brand loyal" )
Do not also forget, how vulnerable are the modern Electronics !!
We get expensive mobile phones , that moisture can kill them in one night ,
if you forget them on the table at night, under the clear sky !!
The Old Fluke models, like the bench type 8010A / 8012A / 8050A ,
are truly build to last .
But they can not follow , or be that useful with the modern needs.
What I am trying to say , are that today its harder than before ,
to find true robust electronics , like the ones found in our past .
And so we have to evaluate daily every single product ,
no matter the brand of it .
The idea like ... blind trust due brand loyal ship, is DEAD to me.