[brisance]

Interesting that the other replies to your question are so assured of the dominance of the cable companies. In other words, the perfect industry to disrupt. Before Apple came along, Nokia, RIM and Windows Mobile were poised to rule the mobile world, and could not imagine being relegated to niche marketshare in merely 7 years…

[philwelch]

The cable companies are pretty terrifying to mess with. In Seattle, the city wants to provide gigabit fiber to residents, with a pilot project in many neighborhoods. Unfortunately, the champion of that effort, Mayor McGinn, is probably not going to win reelection and Comcast has already bought his challenger.