GE vs Hotpoint
Hotpoint was once seen as the innovative side of GE, despite the similarities of many GE and Hotpoint appliances right up until the mid to late 1960s. Hotpoint appliances were said to be based on GE experimental designs - I know dishwashers and laundry appliances best, but they did have some breakthroughs (like front-loading dishwashers, automatic laundry additive dispensers, etc) before GE did.