"The inherent character of the Internet is open and competitive, so everything we're focused on, whether it be Time Warner or cable systems - we're going to open those up and let other people ride along them."
- AOL's Steve Case speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland promising to open AOL's networks to rival content providers.
"The strategy that my company is pursuing has really been the same for the last 25 years. It would be fun to own a movie studio, but I don't have any expertise, so we're going to stay away from that." - Speaking at the same forum Bill Gates said Microsoft would refrain from the trend of media mergers and stick to creating software.
News monitor column compiled by Conor Pope.
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