Which desktop environment do you prefer and why? Poll Closed.! Results...

One of the best things about Linux is the sheer range of different desktop environments.
So I created a poll to see what desktop environment Linux users prefer and why?
Here are the results.
118 votes in 2 days
1st place   Unity   25 votes 21%
2nd place   Gnome  23 votes 19%
3rd place   MATE   18 votes 15%
4th place   Xfce   14  votes 12%