You know the sad thing is thing is that so many of Airbus people are just solid hard working professionals.
From a pure business standpoint - Airbus is a mess.
Despite the jingoistic claptrap on this site, Airbus makes excellent planes. The root problem with the A380 is a huge misunderstanding of the present demand for aircraft, plus some degree of incompetent management (which I actually think is a secondary problem).
The sad thing is that those professionals are a bit utopian and not trained in time management and integration. Their stuff is so "pure" it all rots in the end, like those who kept for too long the manna from heaven and let it get worm infested.
The A380 is probably an electric rat and electronic cockroach infested contraption and people not wishing to buy it smell smothing... smart.