I think you misunderstand. When I say luddite - I mean I didn't watch Beretta's marketing video. I looked at the pictures and read the words and numbers on the page.
I know I'm weird, but personally I'd rather watch paint dry than watch gun videos.
It's not a knock on folks who like Youtube or video media. I just don't consume media/information in that format for personal use. There are manifold reasons for this, but the main reason is: 1) GunTube has a bad tendency to take 120-seconds of information and turn it into 12-minutes of fluff.
Case in point - I opened this thread this morning and within 2-minutes learned:
Beretta brought out a new APX, it's called the A1.
APX A1 Has a new slide that is less ugly and is optics ready.
It will ship with multiple plates.
Due to the efforts of folks here on P-F, I've learned that the thumb safety Beretta offers will be working on the A1 variant (thanks for checking into that).
From Beretta's website I learned it's dimensionally very similar to the old APX and will come in right around G19 size range.
My conclusion: A striker fired 9mm pistol with ergos that fit my hand and thumb safety is an option. I'm interested.