A number of problems with "Word" exist. Actually, problems with "Word"'s choice of storage format exist. 1. No other program really, truly understands it, alt

A number of problems with "Word" exist. Actually, problems with "Word"'s choice of storage format exist. 1. No other program really, truly understands it, although large steps have been made in other "word processors". 2. Can't do a "diff" between versions. These two factors mean that "Word" format is absolutely and truly useless for any kind of versioned text. Whether "gears" are visible or not doesn't come into it.