Welp, looks like weve got some screenshots of the new Windows Vista Beta 1 now. Surprisingly, they came directly from Microsoft.
From Ed Botts post about it:
Bear in mind this beta release is mostly about plumbing and infrastructure. The interface you see will change many times between now and next year, when the final version ships.
Dear god I hope so! The blue was bad enough. If I have to look at that dark black theme for 18 hours a day, Ill kill myself…