Pom,
exactly what pilots are you referring to when you remark that almost all pilots universally dislike non moving throttles? Presumably, you must be speaking from personal experience, as most Airbus pilots I know don't give it a second thought as to whether they move or not. They certainly don't dislike them. If you mean most Boeing only pilots dislike them, then that is rather different, and again, pretty meaningless, as you can hardly criticise something you haven't tried.
And of course there are differing approaches from the two manufacturers; whether one is engineering as opposed to pilot led, is a matter that restarts the whole very tiresome debate of which is supposedly the better producer of commercial aircraft. Ultimately, if you are fortunate enough to be operating either manufacturers product then you are fortunate indeed.