That's not really the same at all: hardware design and software design are very different legally. Apple didn't copy the physical design of the Xerox Star, whereas it's pretty clear that HP are 'inspired' by the iMac here.
Industrial design and software design are rather different.
- And they didn't copy the software or GUI either. They took the concepts and did something, if not entirely different, then at least something fairly original with them.
It might be bullish, but at least it was not blatant copying.
Industrial design and software design are rather different.