Perhaps I am un uncharacteristically grouchy this morning but I find this ongoing brand vs. camera brand "debate", for a lack of a better word, juvenile! I was gonna say "stupid, by my mother taught me no to use that word as it is impolite. Some of the remarks and arguments are more befitting a bunch of obnoxious middle-school kids- kinda like little boys in the locker room comparing their private parts, as to size!
I can understand the value of comparing specific cameras in a similar price range as to actual performance in the field, ergonomics, particular features that enable more efficient and rapid operation, durability, reliability, and real final results. In the professional world, clients evaluate and pay for your PICTURES, not your cameras. Even as a hobbyist, the end game is in your PICTURES. The cultism and tribalism about brands are useless.
Manufacturing, distributing, and retailing photographic equipment is a BUSINESS. Corporations, large and small, and independent businesses have to make sales and earn profits. They all will adopt strategies to sell more and earn more whether it be building in obsolescence, restricting repairs to gray-market gear, withholding parts from independent repair shops, discounting your favorite models along with their support, and even coming up wh some great new stuff to tempt us all. Unless we are gonna make our own cameras, lenses, and electronics, we have to put up with all of this and buy what is suitable for OUR requirements and from whom and where we feel we are getting the best deals and service. Unless you are in the market for a major purchase or seriously retooling, all this folklore, gossip, and headlines from the rumor mill are a waste of time.
In my various jobs in photography, I have been in the position to train many rookies. So, all of them are usually swarming around gear purchases like hungry hornets and I need to remind them BASICALLY, a camera has a lens, shutter, an aperture, and method of focusing, and a viewfinder of sorts to compose on. If you are a savvy photograher, these are all that you need and of course, knowledge of how all those elements interact. If you like some automation, bells, and whistle to make things more convenient and efficient- why not?
If you want a driverless car, why waste the money- just use public transportation!