Apple Club

The Apple Club was a short-lived online subscription service from Apple Computer.
==History==
The service was announced at Macworld Expo on January 7, 1997 and was available in the United States for 19.95 per year. According to senior vice president Mike Dionne, Apple Club was positioned as a " service" with online access to software updates, utilities, patches, and extensions along with exclusive discounts on products and services.Apple Enters Internet Commerce Market by Apple Computer, MacTech. 1997-01-07. Members also received an Apple Club CD-ROM.Apple Club Benefits, Apple Computer. Archived 1997-12-10.
===Discontinuation===
The Apple Club was criticized for providing download speeds from member-exclusive servers that were no better, or in some cases, worse than speeds provided by Apple's own publicly available servers. Support was limited to e-mail.The Apple Club pulls a fast one by NE, MacAddict #8, p.30. 1997-04. By January 1998, the club was no longer in service.Apple Club is no longer in service., Apple Computer. Archived 1998-01-09.
==references==
==See also==
*eWorld
==External links==
*Welcome to Apple Club at Apple (archived 1997-12-10)
Category:Discontinued Apple services
Category:Failed Apple initiatives
Category:1997 introductions