I actually switched to Fedora when Ubuntu Unity came out (after being a long time Ubuntu user of many years). Gnome was a major reason for my switch. I didn't

I actually switched to Fedora when Ubuntu Unity came out (after being a long time Ubuntu user of many years). Gnome was a major reason for my switch. I didn't have time for unity (just like I gave up on KDE for the same reason). Gnome is solid and looks beautiful these days.