I don't think anyone was making fun, we might get hen pecked once and a while, though.
What size of operation are you wanting to set up? Hundegger comes to mind. I use a chain saw, its orange and white with a little black. I find very few operations which need nice butt cuts. If it is the end of a tenon I drop it off with the chain saw and trim the end of the tenon when I am all done with it. and don't forget that french snap. On ends of plates and such, a pull saw is now my first choice, right to the center of my line, regardless of the wanky timber.
Once you start mechanizing the machinery you force your self into s4s timber, limiting your self to that. A full on production shop, the competition will be stiff.
How does this mesh with your new shop plans? Just curious.