He offered pretty flimsy evidence, if I do say so myself. I would like to suggest that the opposite is true. I believe Apple hired someone from Microsoft to create the OS 9.1 Sound Control Panel. As evidence, I submit the screenshot below. Look how square and downright Windows-like the New Sound, Play, and Delete buttons are.
Nobody wants that.
This is the OS 9.1 Appearance Control Panel. Ah, I feel much more at home. Nice, rounded buttons make everyone happy. My only problem now is that I must endure Logjam as my alert sound until OS X comes out. I refuse to go back to that insidious control panel in the meantime.