This Shall Not Stand

I have proudly defended McDonalds Corporation and its restaurants. I defended them from Jose Bove's French anti-globalist thuggery. I defended them against the absolute nonsense of Morgan Spurlock's ill-premised "SuperSize Me." I defended them against coffee snobs. No, it's not the world's best cappuccino but I welcome a new ubiquitous drive-thru source.

I planned to take advantage today, for the first time, of the confluence of WiFi and coffee at the golden arches. I brought my new mini notebook and had 45 minutes to kill. After I had ordered my McCuccino, I asked about the WiFi, and found out that it is $2.95 for a two hour block. Rats.

Maybe Speaker Pelosi could pass a... Of course, they can do what they want but this seems a throwback. They are competing -- based on price -- with institutions that offer free WiFi. I could see the bagel shop across the lot listed as one of the networks. They have a full espresso bar, next time I'm there.

Posted by John Kranz at January 23, 2009 7:22 PM