We got the effect we wanted which is that we weathered the so-called crisis without any major problems. I think it's made make clear to people how primitive software is. It's a new science, it's a new technology, it's a new industry. Building bug-free software is beyond us. We don't know how to do it.
Software fails all the time everyday.
And this was an easy bug to fix. It was clear and simple and sharp and well defined. Most bugs are a lot harder than this. The next bug, of course, everyone is talking about is a leap year bug. Any potential bug ought to be fixed.