McDonalds Free Wi-Fi Users Soak Up Seating

bfire writes "McDonalds has earmarked potential changes to seating plans in some restaurants to prevent free Wi-Fi users from monopolizing seating, particularly in peak periods. The availability of Wi-Fi means people are now spending 35 minutes in McDonalds — rather than the average ten minutes that patrons used to spend eating there. But it appears not everyone is happy with the increased 'stickiness' of customers, with some licensees in Australia reporting that Wi-Fi users aren't turning over seats fast enough. The restaurant chain is considering options including space demarcation to deal with the problem."

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Business plan? Maybe MCD is too big to fail

[NotQuiteReal]

I am going for insightful + off topic + troll, I can't see how I lose. (Add funny for this bit of up-front introspection and honesty.)

MCD have no fear! you should be able to get a bailout if needed. You are "too big to fail", right? Based on market cap, compared to many of the big 19 banks MCD should be a shoe-in for a bailout. Add in the "Illinois connection" and it is a slam dunk.

Just think, under current government rules, you don't need a "business plan", you just need to be "necessary"... and, who doesn't need food? (No fat jokes, please. I am working under the "too big to fail" theory and need all the help I can get.)

The government can tell McDonalds that you always get more takers for "free" give-aways, and lose customers when you charge/tax more...