Despite all the Debbie-downers, as soon as the LGS range gets some, I'll take the wife over to try it. They usually have a free "try it out" promotion when one of the bigger mfgs' comes out with a new model.
I do believe there is a market for this, particularly with newcomers and women. I kinda like the button on the magazine follower if it's easy to manipulate. My 45 Shield mags were a bear to load the first few times, even with help from the uplula.