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Sony's Strange Design for a Two-Piece Walkman, Circa 1997
Obviously they are copying the iMac color scheme!
It's so obvious that Steve Jobs was copying Sony all along music was his main thing! Everything from delivering the first Apple II directly into the hands of John Lennon and York City to starting a project at Apple to replace the Sony Walkman! Even the Apple unboxing experience tries to exceed that of SONY!
I can think of several more reasons: hinged doors have an annoying habit of breaking off, latches break so the door won't stay closed, doesn't seal against dust, dirt, pocket lint. I think this design is a solid attempt to address such problems. Why do you believe the UX would have been terrible?
The look and colors coincides with the look of the iMacs, although the iMacs came out a couple years laters... Hmmmmm.