My Dad had a McCulloch Super Pro 60, when I was a kid, so when I bought my first house with a Fireplace, I naturally went shopping for Yellow and Black, by '91, they had been bought by Black and Decker, and weren't the saws I grew up with
I did what research I could back then, and had friends that Had Stihls, and others with Huskys, ran Both, thought they were BOTH, EXCELLENT tools, and I just got more saw for my money with Husky, the 266XP fit my needs well back then, and it is still an excellent saw today.
Husqvarna makes a saw for any need I have, and they have been Solid Reliable for me, so I have stuck with them, and have never regretted it.
They had a much better dealer network back then, and I will admit, that is their biggest weakness in my opinion. They lost a Lot of dealers when they started selling through Lowe's, but the Lowe's closest to me has had very few Husqvarna saws on the shelf lately, mostly Crapsman, and Poulan IIRC. I am HOPING that is a Good sign, maybe if they drop the saws, some dealers may come back, I can HOPE anyways.
It really sucks, I prefer to deal with a Local, Brick and Mortar shop when I can, but my last 3 saws have been bought from a dealer online, fortunately, I have never needed to use Husky's warranty, so that hasn't been a problem
Doug