Actually, I have used their latest drivers, and they kick ass! They are very stable, and very quick.
Oh yeah, and Via being more stable? Bullshit. I had a KT266, what a piece of shit that was. I had shitloads of problems with my SB Live! (I ended up throwing out a good card, THANKS VIA! YOU FUCKING COCKSUCKERS!), USB devices fucked up frequently, and eventually the whole fucker just failed on me, and I could only run my beloved 'puter at a 200MHz FSB (The little shit was supposed to run at 266!).
I will never go back to Via. They suck balls!