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I noticed I now get a "normal" mouse cursor under XBMC when I move my mouse. This is even if the mouse is disabled in Appearance options (which it is). I haven't tried to use it, and when you leave it stationary it disappears, so its not a problem. Beta 2 seems slightly smoother / faster for me. Haven't been really stressing anything, just SD video @ 720P.