I guess my contention is that we all should realize a giant program like word is going to exhibit areas of latency that simpler programs can be more efficient in.

Idk, I don't expect word to pain as quickly as vim because why would it? It's huge.

Word is what I use for editing rich text, and I can tell you from firsthand experience that doing the same in vim or emacs is much more of a chore and less intuitive.

Idk, seems like comparing a wrench to a hammer from my perspective, that's all.