LMS Tweaks

I have been using Moodle for my department pretty much since it was developed. There are quite a few things that I liked about the LMS. But, here are a couple of reasons why I chose to use Moodle over WebCT or Blackboard (which have now merged):

1. It is free (open-source).
2. It is more user-friendly than the top 2 LMS products (check out Blackboard vs. Moodle).
3. It has worldwide forum support. I have used this in the past and had no problem.
4. It is tweakable/hackable if you know how to write code.
5. Did I mention it is free?

Anyway, I do realize some organizations and businesses will not care for this product b/c it doesn't cost 100K per year. That decision will be couched under the guise of support and training. However, there are Moodle partners that will provide 24/7 for a fee much less than 100K. There are training partners as well that will do the same thing. There is really no excuse to continue paying for something like this. I have used all 3 products and there is no comparison in my mind. Oh well, at least I can podcast and use Flash video from my LMS without any 3rd party products that cost even more money.