Yes, but have you been part of the development & testing effort for mission-critical software (e.g. a class 1 or 2 medical device?). It's not true in all cases, but for the most part the level of QA that goes into the devices before release is significantly higher than that of your average product. This is why regulation is required.

I had the same feeling just before Y2K. Too much knowledge of the process, it all must work the first time in production, etc., etc. I was pleasantly surprised at the non-event of Y2K.