The airshow incident was a result of complete incompetence on the part of the pilot. Pilots might like to fly stick 'n rudder, but an an A320 is not a Spitfire. And it is the responsibility of the flight crew to operate the aircraft according to the approved manuals and not use $50,000,000 airplanes in lieu of a tape measure if they want to whip it out.
The Boeing 777 is also fly-by-wire and also features flight envelope protection... what is the big deal?