"forcing the nose down against the pilot's mistaken reaction to a stall"
But AFAIK, in that case the computer had switched to an alternate mode because it no longer had reliable inputs from the sensors - and was up to the pilots to handle the situation, but they weren't able.
Something alike of course could happen on a Max as well, if the MCAS disables and for any reason a pilot puts the plane in a situation MCAS was designed to not allow (which is what Boeing feared) - just it looks the MCAS didn't disable and moreover did reset when a sensor is faulty - probably the Airbus autopilot could have crashed the plane too if it tried to fly the plane with incorrect data as well.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
