Free Content at Starbucks

Well, you'll still have to pay for the content of the coffee cup. But as of July 1st, something called the "Starbuck's Digital Network" will give in-store customers free access to such paid sites and services as the Wall Street Journal, Apple's iTunes, USA TODAY, ZAGAT, etc. The list includes the New York Times - which presumably means that Starbucks customers will be allowed to do an end-run around that publication's impending pay-wall restrictions. There will also now be no arbitrary time limit to instore free WiFi usage. (Up to now, there has been a two hour limit.) Find the Starbucks press release here.