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I think one of the big problem of Word is that it is routinely used for things it was not designed for and which are still out of Microsoft target. It's a tool
by folbec 6y ago
I think one of the big problem of Word is that it is routinely used for things it was not designed for and which are still out of Microsoft target.
It's a tool for not too long technical documents, for secretarial work, for basic marketing text, for quick an dirty but decently presented invoices, for writing a resume.
It has never been meant for writing novels, for page setting, for writing hundreds of pages of technical documentation, and yet... it is used for that. Everyday.
Simply because it's available everywhere.
- copperx 6y agoBut mainly because there are no viable alternatives that are available in multiple platforms, cost less or the same than Word, and do things significantly better. InDesign is infinitely better for typesetting, but you're the learning curve to get something presentable is higher than LaTeX, because you have to know design, and more expensive than Word. LyX is the only tool that comes close to replacing Word. It's free, significantly better typesetting, easy to use, and available in most platforms.