I think many are missing the point of FBW as it concerns AB/Boeing. Its not the FBY that's limiting anything, the electric wire just replaces the cable going to the actuator.
The AB/Boeing philosophy differs when it comes to the red button, to disconnect the computer, not the FBW.
I have also read about all the protections AB gives you, like stall over g etc. But nobody has mentioned it also limits roll rate and pitch rate. So say for instance the hypothetical flock of birds is dead ahead. A pilot given enough time might try to sharply turn to avoid. The airbus will turn just fine, but only at a certain roll rate, you want more? too bad. Is that a major concern? heck no, but its there, and that IMO is one of the reasons why the stick and rudder pilots are less happy with the AB FBW compared to the Boeing FBW.