With more than 15,000 WiFi enabled McDonald's around the globe (including the one across from Sugar Headquarters), Computer World is predicting that Starbucks will start rolling out free WiFi access within a year to compete with McDonald's growing fan base. Although Starbucks already offers free WiFi access to iTunes music stores, you still have to pay for the music download and any additional Internet surfing. 
The competition between Starbucks and McDonald's is definitely apparent, with Starbucks adding more variety to their breakfast menu and McDonald's offering upscale coffee. As much as I love a good Mickey D's run now and then, I can't say I'd want to spend hours on my laptop inside a McDonald's. Now Starbucks? That's a whole other story...
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McDonald's and Starbucks to Both Offer Free WiFi?
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I think WiFi at Starbucks is okay, but at Mickey D's? That might be pushing it a litte too far. Like we all need to spend more time there anyway?
1FINALLY! I was wondering how long Starbucks would charge for wi-fi. I never ever study there just for that reason (but I also do NOT go to McD's to study! Gross. I just go to another coffee shop that offers free wi-fi)
2Who would want to spend hours on their laptop in Mc Donalds?
3excited about starbucks WiFi only because i think it's a bit ridiculous for them to charge.
4indifferent about mcdonald's since i haven't been to one in 2 years...
In Europe I think every McDonalds had Wi-fi!
5It was aweosme, we had a laptop but no internet. So, go to McDicks get a fish burger and hook it up and I could check my e-mails and talk to fmaily and friends
who would seriously want to sit in McDonalds to go on the internet =/
6'bout time Starbucks. Around here everyone goes to Panera to get free wifi.
7and yet the Hilton hotels charge you 9.95 a day for the internet
8Yes to Starbucks, no to McDonalds
9At least you can be sure to get a faster connection w/o all those bohemians @ starbucks
10finally, starbucks! what took you so long?
11I'm all for the competition to get wifi to be free!
12More Wifi!!
13Its about time free wifi at starbucks
14McDonald's iced coffee is amazing!
15Starbucks doesn't charge for wifi here in Santiago.
16I'm so sad, I had my one favourite Starbucks that DID offer free wifi although the rest I know of in the city don't... AND THEY JUST STARTED CHARGING! So now I'm switching coffee shops and carrying a slight chip on my shoulder against Bell.
17though they would've had this already.
18I think that this is awesome. Now I can go inside and eat my happy meal instead of sitting in my car on my lunch break.
19McDonald's is still not free. They have FREE plastic toys in the kids meal. But the grown-up meals still don't come with FREE wi-fi. I want to make FREE phone calls at McDonald's using my WiFi in my cell phone.
Starbucks - I want FREE iTunes next with a FREE latte and a FREE CD.
Who pays for all this? And how?
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