To be fair ms word is rooted in a world paper once ruled and the paper/document metaphor is becoming increasingly less relevant.

I used to use it all day every day and now i use it once a year maybe (often for government related things, coz theyre often the only ones still asking me to fill out and sign PDF forms).

Most office functions are better supplanted with a decent cms, spreadsheet, email and something to let you create forms for people to fill in.