[theow7384iri]

There is nothing better? Maybe it is just a bias, since you know all the quirks.

20 years ago I did my thesis in Word 2000 with some plugin for equations. It was far better than latex. I had to insert some hard page breaks, instead of learning completely new language!

[gus_massa]

In which area? It depends a lot on the equation to figure ratio. If you have many equations, LaTeX is better. If you have many graphics, Word is better.

I still use PowerPoint for slides for Math talks. Adding equations is painful, so you are encouraged to add as few as possible. In LaTeX adding graphics in the right position, with the right side, ... is painful, so people prefer to cover the slide with equations. Also, in PowerPoint is easier to add a color arrows here and there, so you can connect a random equation with a random part of the graphic. I used tikz and xypic and other packages in LaTeX but I never was able to get enough fine control of random arrows.

[ogogmad]

For superficial reasons, you're not allowed to make it look like you use Word.