Microsoft releases its second Community Technology Preview of Windows Vista to beta testers and subscribers to MSDN and TechNet.
The new CTP release, known as build 5231, provides a first glimpse of Windows Media Player 11 and additions to the Windows Security Center, including hooks for an integrated anti-spyware tool. Improvements to the Vista shell are continuing, diagnostic capabilities are growing, and Internet Explorer 7 is shaping up.
Some of the IE7 screen shots look very cool. I know it's all stuff you could have today in Firefox, but I don't really care.
Did MSFT us Apple OS X as a template for this design?