Well I would like to believe that, but without benefit of CVR/FDR, just how did BEA establish this "fact"?
Easily. Compression. It says so in the (english) report. Certain parts that were recovered and, according to the report, were compressed as the floor came up and the ceiling stayed where it was (compressing things there too). That would never happen with the aircraft breaking up in mid air (and, realistically, I would reckon there would have been more debris found if it had) as the compressive forces, on different parts of the aircraft from nose to tail, as various bits would have hit at a different speed so wouldn't have a "uniform" compression.
Two bits to pull out of the report...
Recovered bodies were fully clothed...... Can we stop all the speculation of clothes being ripped off as the aircraft fell apart at 35k?
VS broke off in a FORWARD direction......... I do hope that was a mistranslation.