Exactly this. People generally prefer tactile feedback, and it increases how well people use tools. That is also why most people that have used mechanical keyboards prefer them to membrane. The noise is just a byproduct of the tactile click.

Fun example of this is the F-16 fighter jet. It was the first US fighter jet that was fly by wire. Since there was no mechanical linkage, the flight stick didn't need to move to function, so when it was first built the flight stick was immobile and simply registered direction and pressure. Pilots hated it, and said it made flying more difficult, so the stick was modified to move despite there being no mechanical or engineering need for it to do so.