Posts like yours are what show the real quality of saws.
I tend not to measure saw quality by the amount of cookies cut or how fast it can be done. The quality of a saw is determined by 20-40 tanks of fuel/week and rain or shine conditions. I bet you will see lots of little bugs going forward. My biggest concern with these new pro saws(555 and 562) would be in regards to lower weight and crankcase strength with all that power and speed. The 357xp was dogged with crankcase issues, not from cutting cookies mind you, but from periods of extended professional use.
First of all, the 555 is not a pro saw. and as sawT has said in another post, one of the differences between the two saws IS the beefier case, and bracing. (not that there is anything wrong with the 555, but it is not a pro saw)
As far as "lots of little bugs going forward" I'm not sure what it is you think that is all that different from previous models. there have been many posts about the saw with tones of tanks run throught them, with some hard use. I haven't seen a post or herd of yet, with anyone saying they want their money back or the 562 is a turd and will be put on a shelf permanently.
If its the autotune that bugs you I could understand that. It's a feature not everyone is ready for. (I'm not going to get into the fuel injected car thing) but the autotune has already been proven on the 57< models.
Is it the reduced weight thing that bugs you? Because in my opinion, it's been along time coming. Almost every form of mobile technology out there is constantly improving its "power to weight ratio". in the small engine world, look at snowmobiles, dirt bikes and street bikes, just to name a few. As technology improves so does the ability to strengthen and shave weight where it's not needed.
Is the 562 the perfect saw to end all future improvements? Absolutely not. But it's a start and a dam good saw. (WARNING: my opinion is not based on cookie cutting, so there for should be taken very lightly, if at all)
I'm confused as to why you dislike this saw. ( if I even took your post in the correct context) as far as I know the 555 isn't even available in Canada until the end of march (I could be wrong on that date but that's what I've heard) and the 562 sometime after that.
You sound mad that you have to tighten you muffler so frequently. I would have thought that someone with your experience running a saw would have thought of a high-temp thread locker, or a the very least a couple of lock washers?
All of my deepest apologies for the rant.
But go out and atleast try a demo that has been used and abused by people that probably went in for a loop of safety chain. Then come back and tell us how bad the quality of husqvarna chainsaws are.