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I'm doing anecdotal here, so if that's not your bag, skip this comment.
But most of the guys I know are willing to at least try it. Single guys are less into the idea because they'll still need condoms anyway, so why bother with the added hassle (of getting a prescription) and expense? There's some that want it as a backup protection source, but they're a minority.
But married guys? Yeah, they're down with the idea of it as an added layer of prevention along with whatever their wife is using. For the folks where the uterus owning partner/spouse can't use hormonal birth control, it's a big hell yes because a male pill decrease the hassles involved in using the other options.
Me? Ehhh, I'm never an early adopter of anything medical, and by the time the beta testing that is a medication being offered to any and all is done, I doubt my wife will still be fertile. She's already showing signs of early menopause. But if I was a younger guy? Yeah, since we don't want another kid, hate condoms (both of us), she can't use hormonal methods, and don't like the margin of error with other methods, we'd at least try it.