Soooo....my apology retracted.....
Phoned my Stihl friend (the best small engine mechanic in the Cinci area) and he said he attended a seminar at the distributer, Bryan Equipment in the Winter where they were shown pictures of, as you say, the new ms201.
So, I called the distributer and they confirmed, yes the ms201 will be on the shelves this year in July or August. My friend the dealer said that production, like I said earlier, had already been ceased for the ms200....bye bye old friend.
Surprised to see your friend has been a Stihl dealer since the '60's when the first Stihl saws were not introduced into this country until the early '70's.
I bought one of the first 015's hot off the shelf on the East Coast in around 1971 and proceeded to throw all my Power Mac 6's away. The East Coast is where everything generally first appears notably NY where I bought this saw.
Do you have a pic that did not embed where you listed "Pics.....What saw is this?"
Wonder what the Stihl website rep that emailed me 2 times and denied existence of the new saw and said my info was incorrect....has to gain from such a lie?
