Word is easier to use, but some of the document processors built on top of TeX/LaTeX (like Lyx) alleviate a lot of the LaTeX pain. And you still can go down to

Word is easier to use, but some of the document processors built on top of TeX/LaTeX (like Lyx) alleviate a lot of the LaTeX pain. And you still can go down to LaTeX if you need to fine-tune the output.