But Dude! I Was Almost Done With My Novel About a Really Cool Coffee Shop Owner

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The golden age of free wi-fi and free spots to plug in your laptop are disappearing. Coffee shops—at least coffee shops in New York City—are increasingly asking customers to leave if all they’re doing is sponging off the wi-fi and adding to the shop’s electricity bill.

A WSJ story partly blames the recession for the backlash:

The laptop backlash may predate the recession, but the recession clearly has accelerated it.