@bubbers44 - There have been a lot of changes to how pilots control aircraft in the last 100 years, most if not all of which were necessary to progress. The very first one was going from wing-warping to aileron panels - admittedly that was more like 102 years ago now, but I suspect you were including the Wright Bros. in your timeframe. Another big one was going from taildraggers to tricycle gear, which required a significant change in methodology.
In general most of these changes were made (as were those underpinning the Airbus FBW design) to make life easier for the pilot.
Originally Posted by
Lyman
Why is it do you suppose that Autotrim is kept when the Law has degraded? What advantage does it have over Direct Law, (manual reversion), such that the a/c remains at a specific Pitch incidence to work from?
As many have pointed out, it's because it's what the crew will have been used to on that type for over 99% of their time flying the thing.