A foremost reason which Ubuntu MATE cannot be beat is because of the virtues contained within its leader.
I've watched our leader's existentialist traits play out for many months now; moreover, not just on this site, but probably a dozen others - and it never ceases to be a rare surprise each time!
Thanks again, for another one, @Wimpy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1544814
https://github.com/XRevan86/mate-settings-daemon/commit/258ac9ebdc308d51bbb328c6a6b70ac554ee94b5