Personally I haven't had a better board than my epox 8kta3, thank god for the soundblaster incompatibility or i would've never gotten my santa cruz. Anyway, Via seems a lot bigger now than they were this time last year, and they seem to just keep growing. SIS and nForce might have given them a scare, but kt266a proved they're in it for the long run. Stablility hasn't been an issue with the last 4 or so Via boards I've dealt with, hopefully they'll keep the trend up.
as for the original question, none of the above