The death of John Mitch Barnett is a sad chapter of corporate greed and indifference.
His death happened nearly as far as possible from me while still being on Mother Earth so I cannot have a valid opinion about it but Maximus, a quietly spoken gentleman, patriotic American aviation blogger DOES have an opinion and blames Boeing for his death without accusing them of pulling the trigger. Nor does he absolve them.
I have watched his posts for ages and he apologises to his [American] audience for carping about Boeing's shortfalls which he always posts about, so I take note of his opinion.