Yes... and furthermore: it seems that a key problem was: > MCAS can make huge nose down changes This, to me, is really odd. All the hardware changes could not

Yes... and furthermore: it seems that a key problem was: > MCAS can make huge nose down changes This, to me, is really odd. All the hardware changes could not, AFAICT, require that. It seems really dumb that the MCAS system was made to be capable, in principle, of completely overpowering pilot input. Is it a software problem...? Well, if the MCAS was limited to making only small changes in the stabiliser position, that could be counteracted by pilot's input to the elevators, these accidents would not have happened. AFAICT. It does seem that software contributed to the accidents.