All they needed to do was to give the P-01 that optic plate and trim down its beavertail. But I understand, it is much more entertaining to field questions about how 2 lbs dry weight, no fps, manual decock only gun with a beavertail that makes it very hard to trap hammer in a decocked position is a carry worthy gun.
Making it SAO and marketing it to 1911 crowd would've made more sense to me.