My only question would be: will they now correct their mistake, or will they add further layers of complexity in an attempt to prove the original design philosophy correct?
Good comment. TTex.
Those folks flying FBW aircraft should remember that from a historical viewpoint, we are only at an approximate mid-point of the evolutionary cycle to FBW aircraft. What you are flying can be made better.....once the engineers begin to realize what kind of traps they have created inadvertently.