I think the killer app for gigabit symmetrical internet service will be the ability to host your own apps (from social networking to video streaming) either on

I think the killer app for gigabit symmetrical internet service will be the ability to host your own apps (from social networking to video streaming) either on the router or another appliance. It's just hard to see how that will ever become a common practice until someone builds such appliances that are friendly with each other beyond their primary manufacturer because the natural inclination of any corporation making such appliances is to make them locked in. So it'll be interesting to see if that pattern keeps up or softens.