Yes, laughable and inept, I can produce some e-mails from Bob Pease, for example who was quite critical of some of Vishay's nonsense. Alot of the stuff Vishay has put out about PWW resistors has been and still is laughably wrong, they are not experts on PWW resistors, never have been but that has never stopped them from making wrong (possibly intentional) claims about PWWs.
If you really do 'research' it, you'll find that it is inevitably Vishay who has been calling themselves the industry leader for the most part, some of their competitors may not be quite ready to call them that. I know of many engineers and companies who have tried Vishay resistors in the past (recent as well) and have returned to PWW resistors as the Vishays did not meet specs. I can give an example of one such case, there are many more. Vishay is consistent in their fudging specifications over the decades and in some cases have actually ceased production quietly after problems were reported by customers. As it appears you seem to think I am the only one of this opinion, I am not by far but of course there are people out there who think Vishay is the greatest thing since sliced bread too.
If you have been paying attention to what I write about Vishay, I do not solely bash them on the head, they do make some very good parts of course, but there is also a lot of hoodwinking going on over the years and it is quite surprising how many people are clueless. It is solely up to you whether or not you want to believe me or not, I have no control over that but there are people who also agree with my position on Vishay and also agree that I classify as an expert in resistors.
The proof, if you want to take the time to find it, is 'out there' and professional forums are generally a qualified source of valid data (not always of course). If you want skeptical, I had to convince Bob Pease that what I was saying was valid and I did. Bob was no easy pushover either.
When I get a little time, I'll be happy to post some, and yes, my 40+ years does qualify me as an expert whether you accept it or not, I do accept your opinion, you are welcome to it but on the flip side, what qualifies you to say that I am not what I say I am or my opinions are valid or not? It does work both ways.
BTW, I made standard resistors for Tegam (before they sold the line off) and my 10K was made from one resistor and it was within 2PPM of nominal.
One more thing, I may sound like I'm swinging a sledge hammer here (I'm told I do that at times) but that is not the intention.