[0X1A]

That is completely subjective. A lot of people hate Unity, the same way people hate every DE that exists. So much so that some do not even use a DE. Using a DE as an argument for Ubuntu's advantage is weak as they're usually ambiguous. I say usually because it tends to be that Unity, like Mir, isn't really adopted into any other distribution in official repositories. Even more so after Mir's release, since it'll be dependent on it.

[stackcollision]

Reporting in from the "I hate Unity" department. If I wanted to use something that looks like a mac, I would just get a mac.

[emn13]

Favorite "bonus" feature: annoying semi-transparent blurs you can tweak but not turn off. Gratuitous fades. Choppy animations on an underpowered GFX.

[dragonshed]

Aesthetic and taste are subjective, effective and coherent visual design is not.

[nitrogen]

However, the distinction between "aesthetic" and "design" is once again subjective.