Positioned as the anti-Starbucks, it became not just another coffee peddler but one with a unique POV.

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It is not just the coffee shops that oppose this measure.

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It's not just a coffee shop, it's a community place for people to share their problems, share their lives, share their time and I think that's important.

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The primary driving forces behind this mobile payment initiative by Starbucks is its ability for the Seattle-based coffee giant to not just to reduce the cost to process purchases, but according to Brotman, create a better experience for the customer.

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After all, the PM has even urged Malaysians to use just one spoonful of sugar in their coffee, not two or three.

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This is not just a marketing slogan: all products, from heart defibrillators to coffee machines, must become easy and intuitive to use.

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The coffee-shop crowd need not worry about hoarding supplies just yet.

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At one time, she thought that she could not live without coffee, but it turned out that it was really just the large warm mug she wanted in her hands, that was the aid to thought or whatever it was she practiced through the procession of hours, or of days.

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