Nope.
He'd be telling it as it is.
HP for example has as much a reputation for quality, as any other company, going back to since the company was founded by Hewlett and Packard. I have been using HP laptops for years without any problems. Sam with Compaq(got that name by combining Compatibility and Quality) who's very name was synonymous with quality from the get go. They ended up being bought by HP.
Hewlett and Packard are gone. Carly Fiorina did her best to destroy what made the company great and heavily clashed with Walter Hewlett (the co-founder's son and board member) over her differing vision.