People stood at table near windows. Then they removed tables.
Now people stand with their device in one hand and coffee in another.
When did urban retailers forget that customers in glass windows attract more customers?
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Steve Gibson: Well, man about Starbucks.
Leo: Man about Starbucks. Yeah, that's a good...
Steve: I don't really get out on the town. I'm pretty much at Starbucks. In fact, today I was only there for five hours this morning. As I was walking out at 10:00, Jackie, who opened the store at 5:00, and I helped unlock the front door because I'm always there at opening, she said, "You're leaving early."
Leo: So wait a minute. Let me get this straight. You go there at 5:00 a.m.?
Steve: Yeah, every morning I'm there at opening at 5:00 a.m.
Leo: And that's breakfast for you.
Steve: Well, it gets me up and going. And my new deal now I'm so excited about is I've got my Northgate OmniKey 102 keyboard that I have under my other arm. And I've been spending 10 to 11 hours a day there.
Leo: What? Oh, so you're programming there instead of at home.
Steve: Yeah, yeah. In fact..."