I always thought that the major issue with getting into the LMS space came from Blackboard's portfolio of software patents surrounding such a service. Blackboa

I always thought that the major issue with getting into the LMS space came from Blackboard's portfolio of software patents surrounding such a service. Blackboard has pledged that they would not enforce those patents against Open Source projects [1][2], but pay services might have trouble coming their way...which would explain the lack of innovation/modernization in the area. [1] http://www.blackboard.com/about-bb/patents/patent-pledge.aspx http://www.blackboard.com/about-bb/patents/patent-pledge.asp... [2] http://www.blackboard.com/about-bb/patents/frequently-asked-questions.aspx http://www.blackboard.com/about-bb/patents/frequently-asked-...