I disagree with that analysis. Roller bearing and ball bearing are designed for specific applications. Roller bearing are primarily used in application that require supporting a thrust load, such as a conveyor belt. Ball bearing are designed for both, thrust load and lateral loads, such as when you do a lot of cornering.
Using roller bearing combined with a lot of city driving can cause premature failure. There is no bad or good about either bearings when properly used.
I feel very sad that many of our oldest and most trusted brands are now made in China and other foreign countries.
Such as items with the Trump logo 
Rollers are better for large lateral loads such as those experienced by automotive spindles. Tapered rollers are also much better for large thrust loads that the “tapered” (actually double-row balls on a tapered center) ball bearings now used in many cars.
Ball bearings are better for low-load applications that benefit from very low rolling resistance, like roller skates, conveyor belts, and garage door guides.
I contend based on the design documentation I have from Toyota that ball bearings are being used for automotive wheel applications solely to benefit from lower rolling resistance. IMHO manufacturers are compromising the integrity in this application in order to crawl toward slightly lower CAFE ratings. In today’s world, regulatory compliance is “Job 1”.