Samsung, Panasonic, Siemens, LG, Toshiba, Sharp all have microwaves on offer. Are they all made by Midea? Seems unlikely. The diversity of models, sizes, prices is striking when searching online.
Looking through amazon, all the most basic models at a ~$80 to $110 price point really look almost identical beyond a basic facelift. They nearly all have a power and timer knob, the same stamped steel internal and side panels and roughly the same max power. At most, you see different generations.
