I think this brings us back to something we all know and have said a thousand times:

It's not so much the firewall as it is the person who configures it. Vulnerabilities can be found in anything. Checkpoint gets more recognition unfortunately because they are so popular in this space. My company also is partnered with checkpoint, and I am sure mrwall's is too. So I know how you feel. But when it comes down to the bottom line. I would feel comfortable deploying Checkpoint in just about any environment, and I sure you would probably agree.

Thanks for the arguments though...it was fun. I am waiting for another topic that we can tear apart now....