The Thanksgiving holiday falls on Thursday (November 27th) in the United States. As a result, reporting across the web from U.S. based sites may be abbreviated over the next few days.
The Friday after Thanksgiving has traditionally been a very busy shopping day, and Apple will be taking advantage of it with a In Store Apple Event rumored to be offer 10% discounts on Music Related products.
The next major Apple event will be MacWorld San Francisco which takes place from January 6-9, 2004 next calendar year.