The new Windows Vista system is system-resource hungry, making your Core 2 Duo PC run like a PDA. The program itself isn’t cheap either, those who can’t afford it either go for illegal copies, or choose not to upgrade at all; but you got to give it to them, the new user interface (UI) does look good. Today we came across a set of graphics that were in the design pool (and Longhorn) during the Vista development process, these are the screens, wallpapers, icons and product packages that never made it to the final product. Perhaps they can “inspire” some fans to skin their Vista later. We’ve got a lot more pics after the jump.

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Meizu (the Chinese company famous for ripping off other people’s designs and making them work better than the original) has done it again. After taking inspiration from the iPod nano and the iPhone, Microsoft is not spared either. But really, this time is just a soft rip-off, since it’s Meizu’s skin hacked by Meizu fans to make it look like Windows Vista, whether it really looks that much like the Windows Vista is arguable, but the fans are still improving on the skin as if they won’t stop until they have created the exact same clone. You can download Version 4 and give it a try, you might risk voiding the warranty however. –Sam Chan

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