Re:Arguments Against (Score 3, Insightful)

"If you want a social, living coffeeshop, I'd say cut off the internet access. People go to a coffeeshop to relax with friends, listen to jazz, or curl up in a comfy chair with a big book. As much of a netaholic as I am, there has to be a balance somewhere."
BAH! I don't know if I can disagree with this more. The coffeeshop that I frequent has all of the above AND a good number of customers who get online. There is almost NO gaming and NO JAZZ.
It's not a beatnick hangout for those with receding hairline pony-tails and Birkenstocks(oh, if you are reading this and are offended, good!) It's a coffee shop for people to get together or study or read or play games or get online!
Plus, since when do those type of people you described spend tons of money? Stopping in to get a half-caff soy latte with nutmeg on top before you catch the latest screening of Fellini's Satyricon does not break the bank!
Sorry, I meant that buying a small hazelnut coffee and a scone then reading Bukowski for four hours is NOT going to give any shop owner fat pockets!
Simply put, value added services like free WiFi can only help this type of business...when offered wisely!
My rant is finished! Be online or be damned!