Comment by hprotagonist

For all the scientific writing I do (ie, 99% of my output that isn't blather on the internet), i use LaTeX or markdown. LaTeX primarily for peer-reviewed work, markdown for notes, informal documentation, and whitepapers. In both cases, i can use a powerful text editor (sublime or atom or emacs) with very rich and highly developed cross-platform support.

What are some compelling reasons to use this tool instead?