> It's also unclear what LaTeX software they used, since the one I use has integrated spellcheck, etc. That's a hugely important point and in a way it shows th

> It's also unclear what LaTeX software they used, since the one I use has integrated spellcheck, etc. That's a hugely important point and in a way it shows that they are comparing apples and oranges. Word is a complete document editing system (well, more or less) while LaTeX is a type setting systems and you need additional tools to use it. Those tools can range from a simple plain-text editor (say, nano) to totally integrated environments that are similar to word in their feature set.