That's a good point. It may be the most useful pro Stihl for the average non-professional user -- big enough to take on all but truly enormous trees, but not so big as to be intimidating or hurt your back. For many people, particularly those with brand loyalty to Stihl, the 361 is (or was) perfectly positioned in the lineup. I could do 95% of what I do just with my 361 if I needed or wanted to, but I wouldn't call it the best Stihl ever made personally because the carb on mine is a pain in the tuchus. I agree, it is surprising it doesn't have more "votes," but it may be that the very middle-of-the-roadness that makes it a frequent recommendation keeps it off the top of the heap. That, and it doesn't have the golden nostalgic glow of the 0 series yet.
Jack