I would have thought that the lack of force-feedback plus coupling in the sidesticks and the non-moving thrust levers probably have a common cause: They cost money to implement & certify and these "pilot convenience" items were not deemed important enough to get on the budget.
CONF iture is providing some good HF/CRM/cockpit ergonomics pointers and I have to say I agree with pretty much all he's been saying, especially of the non-rotating A340. On an aircraft with linked flight controls (doesn't matter who makes it) it is obvious what sort of inputs (if any) are being made on a attempted rotation. If you're still on the ground a long time after Vr, you don't need to check the instruments to confirm this...