Maybe Poulan hasn't lost us...but rather maybe we have outgrown Poulan and moved on...
Those $100 33cc Woodsharks sold at Wallyworld and TSC, in my opinion, are very good, practical and safe saws for a homeowner who needs a saw once in a blue moon. Same for the Wildthing. Of course a lot of members mock them but they are good running, little saws that a homeowner needs. Probably, if you took a poll of AS members, for many of us our first saw was probably a Poulan. But as our needs, hobbies, careers matured, so too did our demands from a chainsaw...hence we drive off to greener pastures for our Husky's, Stihls, Dolmars etc. I respect the Poulan and look at them fondly like my first car, a 1976 Vega. A lot of good memories there!
I hope to get my daughters in the woods with me sometime and while I haven't put that much thought to it...I have a feeling their first saw will most likely be a bright green Poulan, 33cc, 14 bar, low kickback chain.