In your defensive haste you have completely missed the actual point..
..the failure to ensure the fitness/quality of the software.....and you cannot dispute that.
Aaaah, but I DO dispute that. The software was 100% "fit" and "qualified" for flight. It just was not qualified for continuous operation more than 248 days. It was also not qualified to operate in space nor underwater. None are operational conditions of the 787.
Oh and it was powered up not run.
Hmmm. Software that is "powered up" is "running", just as a light bulb that is "powered up" is "running."
Ergo, how long does the battery on your motherboard last?
Non sequitur, but OK, I'll play. Years.
I can see why folks on this thread worked so hard to prevent the mindless speculation that accompanies every other aircraft accident thread. This attack on another aircraft totally unrelated to the A400 accident is a fine example of such mindlessness where the aggressiveness of the position held is matched only by the ignorance.