But both can only be ascertained in hindsight and knowledge of the issue. Software issues can, and do, also cause a lot of issues with the data that spreadsheet

But both can only be ascertained in hindsight and knowledge of the issue. Software issues can, and do, also cause a lot of issues with the data that spreadsheets are analyzing so I don’t necessarily see it as different. Also a lot of spreadsheet info is just info. It’s not necessarily being used as a crucial decision criteria. There’s such a wide spectrum of situations it’s hard to be too rigid with this. My software analogy was just pandering to this audience. Probably not a perfect analogy.