just called my local stihl dealer , talk about no help at all:
"hi do you have any ms361's left for sale"
put me on hold .. come back "ummm uhhh ms361? ... uhhh ummmm, we have an ms362"
"im interested in the ms361 if you have any or can get any"
"ummm uhhh, well we have the 362,, im not sure if that replaced the 361 or not"?
"yes.. the 362 replaced the 361.. can you get any 361's?"
"well if we have the 362's here on the shelf, that means we probably cant get any 361's anymore"
ok.. thanks
it couldnt have been on the guy on the phone whos been there when ive gone in before, the normal guy is very reputable and will talk your ear off about chainsaws for an hour. this guy had no clue, guess ill have to go down in person and find the dirty guy in back that knows his ####, and see what he says