So why does Mr Boeing design his autopilots to give such a polished demonstration of the professional way to land in a Xwind - viz by applying a modest amount of aileron and lifting the wing with opposite rudder - the controlled slip?
That I cannot answer, I was merely going by what he said. I'll dig out the quote and c&p it here as it was only a few days ago on another forum. He's a BA 744 driver as far as I know.