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The issue is confidence in the duty weapon carried.

While the Glock 19 has been purchased in higher numbers (25,000 units) than either the S&W 5946 or Sig-Sauer P226 DAO variant, approximately two-thirds of NYPD's last academy class chose a handgun other than the Glocks as their duty weapon.

This is FACT.

This is the first time they've offered the Sig in a while. What people don't understand is how much of an effect one firearm training officer can have on a rookie's selection. One comment like "well, the Glocks are much easier to take care of" can sway a whole bunch of relatively inexperienced shooters towards the Glock. So I'm not sure which gun is carried really make much of difference since you usually make the decision at a time when you are the most ignorant about firearms. I doubt most guys looked into the decision as much as I did. There should be a thread here somewhere that I started about it.

For the record in my group we split about evenly between the three, and I would imagine thats how its gone for the other companies as well. I've put about 500 rounds through my Sig so far and I'm quite happy. I shot two 98s and a 96 in my pre-qualifiers and I haven't looked back. No phase 3's from the Glocks that I've seen. To be honest I heard the phase 3 rumors around the department and on the web before selection and all the secrecy coming from Glock made a difference to me. Either tell me it isn't true or admit it and fix the problem.