There’s an article over at Ars Technica about the supposed “Coffee Wars” and “fightback” of coffee shop owners to the invasion of lurkers making use of their free WiFi access, which is designed to lure in more customers.
If only that were the case here. Here in the UK it’s nigh on impossible to find anywhere that offers free - or even “just” reasonably priced - WiFi, especially in coffee shops. See my previous comments on the problem. And there’s me still thinking I’d be the ideal target with my home workin’, MacBook Pro usin’, coffee lovin’ take on things.
Ah well, seems the good things from the US just don’t seem destined to make it over here. It’s interesting to read though that it’s become such a “success” that they’re now adopting tactics to reduce the lurkers. Maybe this will help convince some of the smaller chains to up the ante and make it more appealing to the likes of me.
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