• baseless_discourse
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    4 months ago

    If word has a long learning curve, and LaTeX also has a long learning curve.

    Why should people use something that is close sourced, spies on user, and expensive; instead of using tools that is free, private, standardized, and open?

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Because businesses aren’t going to switch to something no other businesses are using. It’s a catch 22. They won’t switch because it’ll cause problems, but it causes problems because they won’t switch.