(no commentary) Playing with Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384

Although I encountered some visual bugs, this is much more stable than I thought, and these beta builds have many more features than the final version of Vista has. Just goes to show that lack of drivers and powerful enough hardware were the real culprits of Vista's failure.

I quite like this beta version, because I love the extra gadgets, search UI and Flip 3D animation. It's so much faster and snappier than the final version, and includes a highlighter over the window you're hovering over. And you may also have noticed that the reflection image includes a curved reflection in the bottom left corner. That looks so much prettier than the final version.

It's a real shame Microsoft didn't add these removed features to Windows 7.