Well I think Starbucks better get its lawyers on the stick before Jeff Bezos gets a patent for Burnt Coffee Sold In A Bland and Inoffensive Institutional Setting That Includes Tables, Chairs, And A Counter.

I mean, Starbuck's "intellectual property" is at least as innovative as anything Microsoft has ever done, and at least as creative as a short paragraph from any randomly chosen novel. But as long as we have true believers like Lovegravy around, aggressive and mindless mediocrity is assured of eternal triumph in America.