I don't have any problem with the Aero being deactivated when maximized. In fact is suposed that if I maximize a window is becouse I only want to see that window and I don't want to care about the other windows behind. Also I'm sure they made this to improve speed on the display.
Maybe the black borders design has to be improved. But I don't miss transparencies on maximized windows. When maximized and need to see other windows you have lots of options like taskbar thumbnails, flip 3D, or Alt+tab.
Regards,
Angel.
I don't have a problem with the title bar being black when it is maximized. If that were the only thing to complain about, then I would say that Vista is doing rather good. I have been running Vista Beta 2 now for a couple of weeks and I am pleased with it.
William