(Despite just being a good joke) there's something to be said about the link between success and product familiarity/likeness. The "success" being that it got

(Despite just being a good joke) there's something to be said about the link between success and product familiarity/likeness. The "success" being that it got all of our attention (300+ votes on HN). It's more than just a cheap trick; companies copy ("learn from") each other's ideas and UI layouts all the time.