Because a like Excel and Access, nothing else comes close in power and usability. Word, or any word processor, is just an add-in for me. Anyway, you said the reason yourself, “Google Docs offers a lot of the same features for free” That, means it doesn’t do everything Office does and you’d be using something that…

As another late 2016 Macbook Pro 15", I’ll just say why would I be mad? The speed difference isn’t huge, and my machine is still quite a good machine. I knew its specs when I paid for it and it still does the job I had for it. I also knew that something would better would come out soon — it always does!