I think it's safe to say that bugs are way more predominant in software that used to be reliable. It's not that the software was completely bug free, it's the quantity and quality of the bugs now being presented.
If anything I’d say we might be exposed to more bugs because the quantity of software has gone up, not that quality has gone down.
The individual or organization making that call doesn't really get punished, while the upside can get even higher if they can release earlier, faster, etc.