The analogy is getting your car stolen and telling the police, who find the car, keep it for their effort, and let you keep (one of) the floor-mats. You are saying that this is fair because the thief ended up in jail.
The main point is that it makes a clear punishment for the company; so that others think before doing it themselves.
If the cost of loosing the case is high enough, all manufacturers will learn to be cautious about including 3rd party software on their laptops.
In reality, they have shot my dog while collecting the initial report.