I think they just want the "butter machine"? It's not so much the cockpit as it is the size of the aircraft and the tilting landing gear which almost always results in a soft landing. It's quite hard to find an actual video of a hard landing of the A330, sure they exist, but most landings look very gentle from the outside and I guess that somewhat feels just right and triggers the flight virus/addition in our brains?
I think that’s true, I asked many people about their opinions on the A330, and almost everyone liked it because of its unique landing gear, including the A340. (BTW I’m also like A330 because of its gear )😝