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> The study was conducted when most of the participants in the Word groups used Word Version 12. Only 3 participants used older versions of Microsoft Word. Newer Versions of Word include a new Equation editor that makes the software even more powerful and easier to use.

The authors of the article are, obviously, completely unbiased.

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I think one big plus for LaTeX is its slowly changing nature. Word was appalling 15-20 years ago for writing technical papers. If you gave up then and learned TeX/LaTeX, you're most likely over the learning hump by now and have just needed to learn the occasional new package.

On the other hand, with Word's vastly improved equation-handling capabilities, if you haven't gotten over the learning hump yet, there's a diminishing return for doing so.

I have, for example, never really felt the need, and learning LaTeX has always been binned for "It'll be slightly more of a hassle in Word, but it'll still be done today."

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