It could just as easily be a Ford Pinto kind of thing, e.g. permanent taint.

This long but worthwhile piece by a thoughtful software expert is the best thing I've read about Maxgate... it goes a long way toward convincing me the Max has integral, fundamental design flaws that Boeing should never have tried to remedy with code:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/...ware-developer

So the answer for me is: 1) No, 2) Yes.