I do not know about other FBW a/c, including military. Are AB the only manufacturer who has designed static thrust levers? If so, they have also designed these, what seem to be, confusing 'gates' of thrust. Why try to reinvent the wheel? Forward = more umph and backward = less. The pilots decides. If he wants G/A he activates a G/A button and shoves the levers away from him. If he wants to land and slow down he pulls them towards him.
I'm an old soul and it all sounds so simple. All these thrust gates, and activating G/A mode by surprise and landing mode by surprise seems too much of a surprise for me. I think flying should be intuitive. This seems complicated. There will be those who say; "ah, but when you get used to it it is OK". Now we all know some are sharper than others. Some may never get used to it. They've been told to let George do his thing and you'll be alright. It can't fail. Well we've all seen were that has led to. I'm trying to fathom the benefit of having static thrust levers in A/T mode and all these various automatic mode activated gates. If ever there was a cause for "what the f@Łk is it doing now?" then surely this is it.
I stand to be corrected and learn from my peers. I'm an old dog seeking new tricks, but only if they ware worth effort.