At Starbucks they keep the music LOUD and the temperature COLD. I think this is intentional, to keep people from loitering too much and, without a doubt, to keep people from making more than the very shortest of cell phone calls.

And, in just 2 days, Starbucks starts another bold experiment giving free Internet to everyone (currently you just get a couple hours if you're not an AT&T customer).

With only 3-4 prime seating locations with space, and electricity, it could get a little more competitive to setup that perfect all-day workspace. We will see soon enough.