[iAkashPaul]

Markdown editors with JS macros & embedded CSVs should have been pushed harder by public institutions instead of proprietary formats & licensing

[wkat4242]

Markdown is popular in the developer niche but it's actually not that nice for end users at all. Too geeky, too difficult to manage with (in most implementations) 2 different panes etc.

It also lacks most of the capabilities people would expect from an office product now, like accurate placement of text, font selection etc.

I don't see how it is an alternative for something like MS Word at all.

[iAkashPaul]

The lack of kitted out editors for it is a bigger problem, plenty WYSIWYG editors exist but primarily for CMS apps only & not for standalone usage.

[TheLoafOfBread]

Markdown is great for simple notes, otherwise it is wacky format for anything more complex.

[beej71]

All my books are written in markdown. B-)

I hear you, though. It is limited and doing things like embedding images (and sharing files with embedded images) is certainly easier in an office suite.