How not to compare document preparation

I generally agree with this, but:

> Have figures and their captions float to appropriate locations at the top or bottom of pages.

Big floats are a nightmare both in LaTeX and Word. The floats usually accumulate and LaTeX can't find a good place to put them. And it's more difficult to put a float in a specific location, so you have the placement options like h, h!, H, and in a desperation you can try HHH!!!.