Excuse me gentelmen,
But didn't the airplane in question land not only in a high sink rate but also on the nose gear? Wasn't that perhaps the major reason we went from a just hard landing to a very damaged airplane? My Boeing would have at least hit on the mains as I have control of the attitude, not just a vote in it.
Without a doubt the Airbuse has a better cockpit to eat and converse in, but the software in the glass, and the FBW design philosophy is something a pilot must learn to adjust to, trick and fly around.