I see it both ways. If I want a bedside gun (in a quick-open safe) or a sidearm to abuse during a carbine class when I'm hitting the dirt going prone (etc.), I'm not sure I want a $500 Glock 19 when I could just as easily use a $300 Ruger. I ran a carbine class with a 1911 once, and that was just a huge mistake... took more abuse than I realized just wearing it.^^^. Lots of that sentiment...can’t argue with success.
OTOH, I'm heavily invested in Glock mags at this point, so being able to re-use those is a major selling point for me. So, much the same way that being able to use CZ-75/Tanfo mags is a big deal for me with steel guns, I definitely wish more pistol manufacturers would just suck it up and go with Glock mags. There's no patent issues, those expired like 15 years ago for the Gen3 mags.