Tayrus actually improved on the Beretta 92, by moving the safety off of the slide. The Taurus PT92AF I have eats any ammo I feed it, so long as I'm using Taurus or MecGar mags.
The first models of the Beretta 92 had the safety not on the slide but like the 1911. Beretta had a factory in Brazil which Taurus took over. That is why the early Taurus copies of the 92 had the same setup.
Beretta later changed to the hammer drop style of the Walthers and Taurus later copied that too.
I like Taurus guns too.