Certainly not always. Your memory (or experience) must be short. HP workstations (and servers) were excellent up until at least the late '90's. I was doing 3-D work during the '90's and lusted after an HP workstation to run Softimage on.
Not to mention the legendary HP laser printers. Those things were built like tanks!
Not to mention the legendary HP laser printers. Those things were built like tanks!