The majority of guys here use their saws. The thing is, they're not gonna pay a premium (let's just say $650) for a 346xp just to go beat the crap out of it in the wood, when they can get a 550xp that IMO is a better saw for less money or even a good used 346. So you gotta see it from both sides. Same with the 064, less than $1500 will get you a nice 661 or 395xp for a work saw.
To guys like me the 346 is just a good saw that is in the past. I don't care about legends.
Nobody has said Chris is a bad person. I think the biggest beef is the tire kicking in sales threads with really no interest to buy, and what happened in the christmas giving thread on AS. As far as a human being i'd drink a beer with him and even buy.