Starbucks: Good or Evil?

Every once and again, I have the "Starbucks: Good or Evil?" discussion. I don't know why; it's not like if we all decide it's evil we're going to take it out, or if we all decide it's good, we wont be giving Starbucks the key to the city or anything.

But anyway, the lackadaisical debate putters along. Here are the arguments, laid out apathetically and in no particular order.

Starbucks is Evil!
-coffee is thrice roasted ON PURPOSE. That's why the drip coffee tastes like ass.
-cup name for small sounds large: "tall"
-cup names for medium and large are fake italian: "grande", "venti"
-large amounts of sugary syrups, fatty milk and whipped cream in decaf drinks get kids hooked on coffee early
-large amounts of sugary syrups, fatty milk and whipped cream in caf drinks contribute to nation's obesity epidemic
-complicated drink names "double nonfat half-caf no whip mocha" turn customers into fearful rats or obnoxiously self-righteous assholes
-Starbucks ethic of allowing complete customization of every detail of drink makes middle-class feel they can get anything they want anyway they want all the time, assisting with creation of "Rome before the fall" type society
-drinks are way overpriced
-Starbucks stores have overtaken every neighborhood, town, city, mall, rest stop, bank, grocery store, library on earth. Earth has now been Starbucksized.

Starbucks is GOOD!
-Everything in Starbucks is pretty and shiny, including the employees.
-Employees get special name: Barrista! This makes employees feel good, and customers like seeing shiny fuzzy barristas being happy.
-Coffee with a shitload of sugar and cream in it tastes awesome, and is a completely legal drug! Pound a triple mocha caramel machiato with whip and watch how much brighter the colors get.
-Starbucks has taken over every town, burg, grocery store, city block, and bus stop. That means there's a clean bathroom almost everywhere you go.
-They have comfy chairs, uncomfy chairs, and small tables at every Starbucks. You can bring your knitting group there, or if you're in high school you can bring your high school crew there, or if you're a nerd you can bring your laptop there, or if you're Muslim you can bring your Muslim buddies there (because Muslims don't drink alcohol, and so they hang at Starbucks or Cosi, at least in NoVa anyways), and for four bucks or so you can hang out for a really long time and feel like you're being social. It beats the basement every time.
-The pay and benefits are pretty good for retail. I know lots of people who've funded slacker and even non-slacker lifestyles by working at Starbucks. It's an entree into sales, or management, or both. You can do as much or as little as you want. And they have coffee college, which is bullshit but I remember it because when I went we had to sniff coffee and I accidentally snorted some and burned my nose.
-Once you give in to the homogenization of our Earth, it doesn't feel so bad. What is this 'different' of which you speak?