Clearly that is not true or this thread would not have run on for as long as it has. Just a friendly bit of advice, after a few years on this site: don't become "that guy." Keyboard fighting doesn't make the site a better or more useful place. You came here, presumably, because you perceived AS as being useful and informative. Try to leave it in as good a condition as when you found it, OK?
Listen, if Echo is your thing, go for it. They make a solid product, especially when you factor in that you already get that you have to un-EPA the Echo saws more than many other brands. Do they have the best power-to-weight ratio out there? Hell no, but that isn't always what matters most. Every Echo I have owned or used has been reliable, even in the face of neglect, and got the job done each and every time. It just took longer sometimes.
My 2c.