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Lingering Laptop Users Wear Out Starbucks Welcome

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep.

Starbucks wants its seating back. Some coffee shops in New York have started blocking their electrical outlets. They want to set a time limit on customers with laptops. Starbucks offers WiFi access and some customers complain they can never find a seat because students, freelance workers and others sit there all day. Starbucks wants laptop users to move along, although it is not clear what happens if they just buy a second battery.

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