The built-in search and launcher are killer features for me, and the multitasking with super+num is great. It also has the 'run-or-raise' capability that I've f

The built-in search and launcher are killer features for me, and the multitasking with super+num is great. It also has the 'run-or-raise' capability that I've failed to get to work in Awesome. As such, the window management capabilities of Unity pale in comparison with Awesome, but the fact that I can run Matlab and get the speed and multitasking is pure win for Unity. Java apps in Awesome are a source of unlimited pain for me.