>Well, in my experience, academics often write with LaTeX because that's what they know how to use It's all they know how to use because it's the only thing th

>Well, in my experience, academics often write with LaTeX because that's what they know how to use It's all they know how to use because it's the only thing that actually works to produce results they need with minimal pain. And you might not need to program in LaTeX, but everyone has their custom macros. Word really hasn't changed that much.