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Datz launches MP3 download deal - 10-30-2008, 09:56 PM
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The first "all you can eat" music download service that lets users copy tracks to any device with no strings attached has launched in the UK. Datz will charge £100 for a USB security key that gives people access to its Music Lounge site for a year.

Unlike rivals Napster and Rhapsody, all tracks are in MP3 format, which means they can be burned to CD and played on an iPod or any digital music player. Users can keep tracks they have downloaded when the subscription ends.

EMI and Warner Music, two of the "big four" record labels, have signed up to Music Lounge along with a number of independent publishers. But the site has yet to reach agreement with Sony BMG or Universal Music, meaning artists from Kanye West to U2 and the Ting Tings will not be available at launch.
Read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/te...00/7699487.stm
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If it is a proper service with decent catalogue, I would pay £100 a year .

It's been a long time
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If it is a proper service with decent catalogue, I would pay £100 a year .
http://www.datz.com/musicloungedemo/downloads/

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Sainsbury's to sell Datz - 10-31-2008, 09:27 PM
It seems major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's will be reselling the Datz deal.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10..._music_bundle/

and that the downloading dongle is Windows-only

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Just had a quick look through their catalogue (which would have been a lot easier if there were a proper 'search' function ) and unfortunately I was not that impressed. This is a shame, but is probably more a statement of my musical tastes rather than their catalogue . If it improves I will consider it, but at the moment I think it is going to be a no to splashing out £99.99 for a years subscription.

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Just had a quick look through their catalogue (which would have been a lot easier if there were a proper 'search' function ) and unfortunately I was not that impressed. This is a shame, but is probably more a statement of my musical tastes rather than their catalogue . If it improves I will consider it, but at the moment I think it is going to be a no to splashing out £99.99 for a years subscription.
Dave,

After all this time, we have very high standards.And we learned you can't get
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Dave,

After all this time, we have very high standards.And we learned you can't get
everything you need from just one site...
They missed my target by a long way unfortunately. I chose several artists who are favourites of mine (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Nick Cave...) and they had no tracks for any of them. This is how I chose if a new site is worth investing money in, so same rules apply to them I am afraid.

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I might be up for it - 10-31-2008, 11:55 PM
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They missed my target by a long way unfortunately. I chose several artists who are favourites of mine (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Nick Cave...) and they had no tracks for any of them. This is how I chose if a new site is worth investing money in, so same rules apply to them I am afraid.
C'mon Dave, don't be so negative I've just searched for Val Doonican and came up with 16 albums There's a couple of other names I want to check out before I decide to commit though

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They missed my target by a long way unfortunately. I chose several artists who are favourites of mine (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Nick Cave...) and they had no tracks for any of them. This is how I chose if a new site is worth investing money in, so same rules apply to them I am afraid.
I do the same thing...lol...I use the same names for each site and if they
pop up in abundance,I'll give it a go...

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C'mon Dave, don't be so negative I've just searched for Val Doonican and came up with 16 albums There's a couple of other names I want to check out before I decide to commit though
Now I have to find out who Val Doonican is....

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