Why Blackboard's Plan to Buy a Rival Sparked a Campus Uproar

The jokes began orbiting the Internet almost immediately after Blackboard Inc. announced its plan to buy yet another competitor in the course-management software market this month. This time the target was Angel Learning, which had lured away dozens of Blackboard clients in recent years with a friendly, approachable corporate culture that stood in stark contrast to Blackboard's reputation for pushiness.

One college administrator said the company should now be called "Dark Angel."

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