djrobsd
join:2002-01-24
San Diego, CA
| They need to do a lot more then offer wifi
I hope they've done their homework, and know what kind of food and drinks people who use laptops and wifi enjoy. Starbucks did good with their service, because their typical clientele is the type that would normally carry around a laptop, pda, and cell phone. The urban warriors if you will.
Mcdonalds, on the other hand, doesn't seem like such a place to me, and the atmosphere in a mcdonalds is not warm and inviting like it is at Starbucks - which, to me, is going to prevent this service from being successful.
However, on the other hand, Mcdonalds, like Starbucks, is almost everywhere, and it would be nice to know there is another place I can get logged in when I'm out of town - provided the price is right. The starbucks one proves to be too pricey for me, since I rarely use it. If I used it 5+ times a month, it would be worth the service fees for me, but I don't, so it's not worth the $29.99 a month or whatever they charge. |
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MrMaster
What If
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join:2000-12-16
Austin, TX
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| I eat plenty of McDonalds and would love a hotspot to download email during the lunch.
The problem is with the greasy keys or greasy pda. I need to copyright this idea here but there should be a browser that works as well as my cellphone for voice commands to go to your favorite websites.
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Zman0001
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join:2003-11-09
Whitewater, WI
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Marketing Genious
I think its a great idea.
The whole idea based around McDonalds is the idea of convenience. It would be great in cities where people are constantly rushing around and need to check their email, vpn into their work, etc. (Provided they don't have wireless service that does that already)
Students would probably make a big use of this as well.. It would definitely draw people in to spend more time in the McDonalds atmosphere, which is exactly what they want.
I can't see it being a big thing in rural areas, where everything is much more laid-back. From my experience the wi-fi computer/device user demographic becomes less and less common as you get to less densely populated areas.
My $.02 
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SuperJudge
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join:2002-11-14
Albany, GA
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Re: They need to do a lot more then offer wifi
I'd probably go in and just get a McDrink, and just sit and McSurf the McWeb.
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