And who can we thank for untangling the corporate web at The Home of the Big Mac? The currently battle-scarred AT&T, the very same company that iPhone users were recently urged to take down.
So why the switch to free Wi-Fi? Well, McDonalds is hoping to become a hang-out spot of the coffee shop variety -- it also plans to start selling frappes and smoothies mid-2010. And given the fact that coffee chains like Starbucks charge customers to surf while they sip, the idea doesn't seem all that pie-in-the-sky.
Of course, the question becomes this: Doesn't the concept of people lingering at McDonald's to troll Facebook negate the very concept of a "fast food" restaurant, a concept that aims to get as many people fed and out the door as possible?
What do you think? Would you plug in at McDonalds? Or are you sticking to your local coffee shop?