The core difference between the platforms was that wordpress was designed for any schmuck to follow a howto, while MT was designed to sell the real product, pro

The core difference between the platforms was that wordpress was designed for any schmuck to follow a howto, while MT was designed to sell the real product, professional services billable hours. There were soooo many things about MT that stayed locked up in "plugin packs" or were completely undocumented that if you weren't paying a few (hundred)grand in proserv it was just plain not a usable product. For the record, I was the enterprise customer clamoring for ldap support in Byrne's post, and I've since worked for another high profile site built on MT. Its a solid product if you bring a handful of good engineers in on top of it, its just got that "you must be this tall" barrier to entry that makes it an immediate loss for broad-consumer adoption.