Agree with u. U can try Ubuntu Gnome if u don't like unity. I don't know why Ubuntu lacks full forecast but Mint does.
K'Ubuntu and G'Ubuntu (the official names are strange) are two interfaces for sb don't like unity. But unity is the pioneer that M$metro copies it a lot.
I don't know why Ubuntu lacks full forecast but Mint does. Sorry, my original typing is CODEX, not FORECAST but my mobile device auto-correct it to forecast... And this forum does not support mobile to re-edit the post.