WTF!
I would NEVER choose McCafe over Tim Hortons!

Well for one thing it would be cheaper lol.

I agree ash BUT if they are cheaper and good.... I could see people going there instead of Starbucks.

But Tim Hortons doesn't belong in the same category, imo, as Starbucks. I prefer TH's!

hurray for diversity. omg people, granted that starbucks is really good, but don´t bash the mcCafe if you haven´t tried it. Its like the saying goes.. Don´t knock it until you try it. now.. I need to go to the US lol.

McCafe, huh?? hmmmm cheaper is better...

I think the problem for Starbucks is they used to be a cool place to go hang out. But, for me, the company has grown into more of a default place to stop and get a quick coffee to go.

So would I stop by a McCafe for a quick coffee instead of Starbucks? Sure I would. And when I want a cool place to hang out and drink coffee, I usually pick a smaller local coffee place.

They used to have a couple of McCafe's out in Mountain View when I used to live there. Last time I checked, they removed it. I guess people still prefer their Starbucks or Pete's. I went in once and their Mocha isn't that bad at all! I had a muffin too and those babies were huge. I don't know maybe I'm one of the few, but I took quite a liking to the McCafe.

I went to one in Sydney about 5 years ago. Cheaper than Starbucks and just as good.

We've had those around here (Southeast Michigan) for about two years now. The coffee's pretty good, but since I only really get coffee at the Barnes and Noble when I'm reading, I haven't really used it.

If it is indeed cheaper, then I'll be going to the McCafe for sure, although right now I use a local drive-thru coffee place that I'd hate to give up because they make the perfect caramel latte. If McCafe can make me a perfect caramel latte for less than $3.75, then I'll be all about it.

I'll be there! Starbucks is overrated and inconsistent anyway.

Well, I wouldn't go. I'm not one for coffee on the run; I'm all about sitting down and settling in and enjoying my drink, and I can't imagine doing that in a McDonald's.

I don't know. Where I live (Washington state), at least, I can't imagine it being much of a threat. I can think of more Starbucks stores than McDonald's around here. And there's already cheaper (whether franchises or just a single stand) coffee places all over the place here; Starbucks doesn't seem to be hurting on account of them.

All I know is McCafe don't burn the coffee. I think their coffee tastes MILES better than anything that Starbucks offers. Can McCafe take on Starbucks? I hope they do!

I'm not a Starbucks fan at all; their coffee is too strong, too burned for my taste. The WSJ article is a good read.

I'm a huge Starbucks fan, but if its good and the price stays cheaper I would defintely give it a shot.

I love my Starbucks inside my grocery store, wouldn't make a special trip for a McCafe.

I wouldn't choose this over Starbucks...

Starbucks is good for a tasty, frothy latte, but McDonald's coffee is loads better. I like my coffee strong, but Starbucks tastes burnt- yuck! I look forward to seeing these pop up around the neighborhood!

I wouldn't go there seeing as how I don't go now. Not much for Starbucks either, I prefer local places who carry organic milk (fresh milk, not the boxed kind) on the rare day when I do get something other than plain coffee.

McDonald's ... Starbucks ... I wouldn't call any of it real coffee and I don't think people who drink coffee there actually know what real coffee is ...

I'd much rather support my neighbourhood French and Italian cafes, than some multinational serving up crap.

I'm all for being thrifty but there is a reason McCafe is cheaper, and that reason is minimum wage, and low quality coffee beans, and not providing their employees with benefits.

Hmmmm, I would go if they had sugar-free syrups to put in the lattes like Starbucks does.

Hmm, I'm a little divided, McDonald's normal iced coffee serioulsy made me die a little inside when I tried it, so McCafe would have to be a lot better than that. I love Dunkin Donuts coffee but we don't have it in LA! Chai Lattes are my frothy drink, and if they made it well then I would get it, Starbucks IS inconsistent. As far as those preferring French and Italian brews...don't forget that some of us prefer American-style coffee, which is why I love Dunkin...it's not all about what seems the coolest, people actually just have different tastes, it's not about "knowing what real coffee is."

Hmm, I'm a little divided, McDonald's normal iced coffee serioulsy made me die a little inside when I tried it, so McCafe would have to be a lot better than that. I love Dunkin Donuts coffee but we don't have it in LA! Chai Lattes are my frothy drink, and if they made it well then I would get it, Starbucks IS inconsistent. As far as those preferring French and Italian brews...don't forget that some of us prefer American-style coffee, which is why I love Dunkin...it's not all about what seems the coolest, people actually just have different tastes, it's not about "knowing what real coffee is."

I try to avoid Starbucks and other chain coffee places (including the McCafe), just because it's never as good as a local place...I have a great drive-thru place on my way to work, and if I'm going to get coffee it will be there...plus, I'd rather support a small, local business than a national corporation.

Starbucks has a pretty loyal legion of devotees...most of whom I doubt would be caught dead buying a McCappuccino (haha just wanted to say that) so I really don't think it will cause too much competition between the two. However, I suppose that perhaps a few McDonalds frequenters might choose to add a McMocha or McSmoothie (and an additional plethora of calories) to their Big Mac.

If it's good I will go for it! I love Starbucks but can't spend that much money all the time. My fave is the Chai Latte with Soy, so I hope they go beyond coffee and plain milk. There are a lot of other places that serve coffee but few that have as many choices as Starbucks.

They had one of these in the Hauptbanhof in Berlin and I took a picture to show people at home, I found it so amusing.

Good for the early-morning train to Munich, though.

I'm all over Starbuck's.

snowbunny it's not about what seems the coolest to me - it's just about appreciation for "real" coffee. I didn't mean to offend anyone, but "American style brews" aren't real coffee! I also choose to support local, independent cafes rather than multinational chains for economic, environmental and political reasons. I just don't believe coffee should be adulterated with the myriad of options that chains like Starbucks offer. My coffee doesn't need to have cream, syrups, chai (though I love, again, REAL chai tea!!!) etc. I am not a coffee snob by any means, but the pollution of McDonalds and Starbucks on our economy and the Americanisation of our social landscape (I am from Australia and we already have McCafes) is not something I could ever support. An actual coffee snob would laugh at anyone who said they get their coffee from Dunkin Donuts ... but I am not laughing at you, just sad!!

snowbunny it's not about what seems the coolest to me - it's just about appreciation for "real" coffee. I didn't mean to offend anyone, but "American style brews" aren't real coffee! I also choose to support local, independent cafes rather than multinational chains for economic, environmental and political reasons. I just don't believe coffee should be adulterated with the myriad of options that chains like Starbucks offer. My coffee doesn't need to have cream, syrups, chai (though I love, again, REAL chai tea!!!) etc. I am not a coffee snob by any means, but the pollution of McDonalds and Starbucks on our economy and the Americanisation of our social landscape (I am from Australia and we already have McCafes) is not something I could ever support. An actual coffee snob would laugh at anyone who said they get their coffee from Dunkin Donuts ... but I am not laughing at you, just sad!!

I don't like the iced coffee that McDonalds has had lately so I am not that hopefully in the coffee shop idea.

They are so much cheaper... but every McCafe item I've tried tastes horrible!

I don't eat at McDonalds, so I doubt I'll go there for a cup of coffee. I've cut down on the Starbucks, too, because it just doesn't have the same "feel" it used to have. My husband and I used to go there for dates (when we were dating, lol) and spend a couple hours there reading, talking, people watching... but I think Starbucks is more of a grab and run kind of place now.

My gosh america doesnt have mcafe?? We have many, and the coffees are actully really great!!

McDonald's coffee varies from place to place. It's fine in Vancouver, but it's pure crap in Hong Kong. Never get McD's coffee in Hong Kong. It's so bad it'll make you sick. It's a cup of brown crap with a weird questionable film (grease?) on the top.

Some of the McDonald's in Europe already have these and I personally thought it was great! It's definitely cheaper, as everyone has already mentioned, so that's a great start! I think one in Chicago might have the McCafe as well, if I remember correctly. Hopefully it'll work out. It's sad to see all of the local coffee shops shutting down because of starbucks! It'd be nice to go somewhere use the internet for free if you only need for 30 minutes or so and enjoy a decently priced cup of coffee.

I bet McCafe will be very successful. I agree with a lot of you that Starbucks has gone downhill and its appeal is no longer there. I prefer to drink from local cafes unless there is no other choice.

It would be great if McCafe kept on the Newman's Organics line, cause that stuff is better than Starbucks brew. But please, no more fakeacchinos from automachines.

We've had these for years in Sydney in Australia and it's just part of McDonald's now. It's really popular especially during the day for young Mums as they get to sit in the cafe part and catch up while the kids play on the playground at McDonalds. We even have a new Espresso to go drive through option now so you can get a coffee drive through which I found really handy to get a coffee to drink while driving to Uni.

They were introduced here because coffee is huge in Australia and especially Sydney with a massive Italian population. It hasn't totally taken over as we can get good Itlaian coffee cheap anywhere in Sydney but they have been popular. We have Starbucks too (but nowhere near like the US) and it's been a popular option.