Okay, there are no neighbors' spouses involved here but Starbucks and McDonald's are committing a business sin of the highest degree by coveting something that each has little to no chance of making their own. Are Starbucks and McDonald's on the right track with their breakfast and coffee strategies? Is the problem, if you agree there is one for either chain, in the premise or the execution?

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