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Cafe owners are certainly free to structure their cafes how they like. I actually appreciate that his laptop policy is clear, I'd feel welcome going there with

Cafe owners are certainly free to structure their cafes how they like. I actually appreciate that his laptop policy is clear, I'd feel welcome going there with a laptop on weekdays. Sometimes they make the power outlets inaccessible, or tell you to leave when it gets busy, and they don't post those policies so clearly. I think it'd be neat to have a cafe with different sections of seating arrangements aimed at laptop users, chatters, newspaper readers where people weren't getting in each other's way.

masterj 17y ago
There's obviously room for many cafe structures. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6604801.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6604801.html This article goes into some detail about two of my favorite cafes here in Houston. One caters to people looking to work or study and has become a sort-of office for many, not to mention a great place to network among other technology professionals. I'll often work there when I'm sick of the office just because the atmosphere is so nice. The other is a coffee bar and has the best coffee / espresso in town by far, and though you see the occasional laptop user, they are very rare. I'm very glad to have both options and frequent them both a couple of times a week.