For those who've played Borderlands, you'll know that the game has different companies that certain characteristics to them. For example, Maliwan gus have elemental damage on them whilst Jakob's have good firepower to them. The game seems to prod you on these different companies so I'm wondering if you guys actually really care about this.

I probably should but i pay absolutely no attention.

I only take note if it's a Hyperion or Atlus weapon, since those are supposedly the best and rarest guns in the game.

I dont really care but I've noticed that I gravitate towards Tediore and Hyperion, mostly b/c I happen to like their products, not b/c of any 'brand loyalty'. 
Oh and Ashin for 'nades (love that Transfusion). 
 
Would be funny if BL2 had 'brand advertising' for the various guns.  Like maybe have TVs lying around, showing a bikini babe walking with an Atlas MG or something and have catchy slogans.

I keep my eye open for Vladof guns with large clip sizes.

I don't care what brand it is, even though the branding is cool, I just look at stats.

Well I look at stats, but the stats depend on the brand, so theres only 1-3 brands I care about as the rest all have stats I don't want. So a mix of both I guess.

I don't pay attention to brands.  Its a cool concept but really its all stats based stuff and things that are high in a certain stat have that brand name stamped on them.
 
So if you're looking for a certain stat I guess you could just look at the brand name and toss the gun without looking at the stats at all but why do that when it comes up right infront of you.

Not really.  I look at the other stats.  Does it have elemental effects, how big is the ammo clip, what's the accuracy?  I know some brands are known for certain things, but I tend to pick whatever seems to do the best job of killing mobs.  Often this means a combination of desired stats is required.  In this case, the jack-of-all-trades, master of none methodology works well.
 
That being said I tend to use Maliwan a lot.

i don't need accuracy i just need a lot of bullets.

If a gun is better than something that I am currently using, I will always swap, regardless the brand. But, I do look out for Atlus and Hyperion weapons.

Jakobs. Because why not?

With so many goddamn guns, it's hard to stick to a brand, but I tend to use more Vladof and Tediore weapons even I though I solely look at stats when swapping guns.

The only brand I've ever paid any attention to is Jakobs..for sniper rifles..because they're fucking awful for sniper rifles

I do. I look out for any rare Atlas, Maliwan, or Jakobs. Mostly Maliwan though.

i like the 3 shot burst rifle from dahl i think, but around half of my weapons are maliwan

 Dahl corp seems to have the best balance for my main game playing as a solider. I use the desert Combat rifle (lvl 40) with 330 dmg per round (three shot burst). Its super killy with out the hassle of making sure the target that I am firing at is immune to some elemental attack.

" Jakobs. Because why not? "

no never paid attention to the makers

I didnt really notice, just kept killing more skags.

I just compare stats to whatever it is I am using currently. Whichever stacks up better I keep.

I just look at the stats. The only brand name I can even remember right now is Tediore.

I generally only pay attention to the colors of the gun. Nothing else haha. If it's Orange, i'll take it, if it's green, I won't.
 
I can only seem to find certain Brands though, like Tediore, Dahl, Jakobs & Hyperion. I have not found any Malawan guns yet for some reason?
And of course i love Dahl for their Shotguns.

I glance at it, if it's Atlas then i'll use it, if not then I'll sell it.

Not particulary, it's a cool detail but I just go with whatever has the best stats.

I just look at the stats. All I can remember is Jakobs brand guns hurt like hell as far as raw damage goes.
"If it takes more than one shot, you weren't using a Jakobs!"

Nope.

The only brand/type I pay attention to are Eridian weapons so I can sell them as soon as I get them.

If the gun is more powerful than the gun I have before it, then nope. As long as it does what it's supposed to do.

Alls fair in the wasteland m'fuca

" I probably should but i pay absolutely no attention. "

Not all the time, but every now and then I'd check.

Nah, I go entirely by specs.

Just stats for me, the higher the dmg the better, which is probably why I find myself using Jakobs more often than not.

Somewhat. Most of the guns I use are made by DAHL corporation

I go entirely by specs, but I noticed the weapons that I find the best are made by the same manufacturers.

" I only take note if it's a Hyperion or Atlus weapon, since those are supposedly the best and rarest guns in the game. "

B. Though I have noticed it and it's a nice touch.