There’s no doubt King is the better product but you still need to keep it serviced periodically. Particularly if you ride in all weather.If you have £100 to spend, you can afford one so there should be no debate.
King is renowned the world over as the be all and end all for a lot of very good reasons. If someone is saying they have one which has failed, they either didn’t fit it properly, or didn’t clean it when it got dirty. No bearing is completely dust and water proof.

look what i did to my king week before last…

7 years old though, and being replaced under warranty.