-With LyX, the author can concentrate on the contents of his writing,
-and let the computer take care of the rest.
+On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output --
+or richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced -- looks
+like nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland .docs,
+all looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out unpredictably
+different on different printer drivers. Gone are the crashes
+'eating' your dissertation the evening before going to press.