Happy Independence Day (observed)!
We’re taking the day off to hang out with family and friends, listen to Apple Music, show off our Apple Watches, watch fireworks, and celebrate Independence Day of the United States of America.
If you’re celebrating today, too, we wish you a happy and safe Fourth!
To everyone else, thank you for visiting MacDailyNews!
MacDailyNews Note: Click for The Declaration of Independence.
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You are one day off. The fourth of July is still July 4, not 3, despite our government’s attempts to change it to get an extra paid day off.
The beginning of The Declaration of Independence from the MDN link:
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
MDN must be taking extra time this year.
WTF are you talking about, tpm?
Most workers get July 3 as the holiday this year, thus MDN’s appropriate use of “Independence Day (observed)”
MDN always takes a day off when the U.S. Markets are closed. Today is such a day.
Have a happy Declaration of Independence Day celebration everyone.
Ditto🎉👍💥⌚️😜
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WTF? Is today not July 3rd?
The market closure holiday is celebrated on the closest weekday when July 4 falls on a weekend, same as any other holiday.
we celebrated Canada Day on July 1
We’ll get thanksgiving earlier too
We’re working on a earlier Christmas as well…
Happy July 4th friends to the south!
Autumn & Winter start earlier here, too!
Doesn’t it seem ironic to celebrabrate considering the U.S. government has systematically over the years taken away independence and freedom from the people?
And you mean British government, right?
Or the Canadian government….
Independence from Britain is what the Declaration of Independence is about. Last time I checked, we were still not subject to British rule.
Yes we are, as Apple customers.
By definition, everyone starts with maximum rights; laws only limit those rights further.
In the UK and working. You Yanks have so much time off!
We had to fight to get time off!
You gotta FIGHT
For your RIGHT
To PAAARRRTTTAAAYYY!
That succinctly expresses the Declaration of Independence!
We? You were there?
As a people yes, but I had ancestors who were there.
With a handle like silverhawk, you must be one of the conquered peoples. When do you get your ‘independence’?
You’re here, and acting like a little orick, it must be idiots day as well.
I thought the French had the most national holidays.
“We Yanks” don’t take as much time off as it may seem.
Certainly nowhere near various holidays plus all of August, as seems the practice on the other side of the channel from yourself, afarstar1
He’s trolling you 😉
any day this government is not “at work” is a good day,
Please, I only get 45 paid days off a year. That’s nowhere near the 215 I have to work.
Found I was unable to stream apple music or beats radio 1 to my apple tv and stereo as before.
Saw the below instructions on apple support. it works!
Start playing Beats One in iTunes
Go to System Preferences > Sound
Click the “Output” tab
Find the name of your AirPlay device
Click on it and it should start to stream
Apparently it doesn’t matter what the thread is. You can just start typing anywhere and say anything on this site. How is this linked to Independence Day?
Traditionally, if the 4th is on Saturday, many people/businesses observe and honor the 4th by taking Friday off.
If the 4th is on Sunday, they will often take Monday off.
What you guys are missing is the history of our country being reflected within businesses honoring what our country did in moving forward towards individual freedom. This was not a “government” thing but a business owner/CEO honor of the importance of a single historical day. It had meaning woven through its fabric.
The 3rd on a Friday, 4th on Saturday, give the historical nation honor by letting people have the work day immediately before or after, when it is on a weekend.
IF you don’t see this, you don’t know what freedom is. Freedom is not without responsibility, severe responsibility, worth honoring. Freedom is not about my individual rights but the rights of others, even if we disagree. (And disagreement doesn’t mean one is a “hater”, as many have come to use and label others.
Actually, it was traditionally always celebrated on the 4th, even if it was a weekend, and that was the only day that was ever a holiday. No one got an extra day off if it was on a Saturday or Sunday. It has only been this way in the last 40 or so years. I remember from the 50s and 60s (so yes I’m old).
Your are right as to the 50’s and 60’s, and it was more of a big patriotic event at that time. I do remember some agencies and companies offering the holiday on Friday and Monday when it was on the weekend back in the mid to late 60’s.
Me – I am an early baby boomer.
You people bitching and moaning about the MDN staff taking the day off should get over yourselves, and just to go another website. I took the day off too because I wanted to and because I have tons of paid time off. I might as well take some of it.
Ah, only two people mentioned MDN, neither was bitching.
July 1st was Canada Day. Why didn’t you observe that? After all, a good portion of your readers are Canadian. (I don’t expect an answer). 🙂
Happy belated Canada Day. Congratulations on your…um…Canadaness?
Like I said before, MDN takes a holiday when the U.S. markets close; check the archives. MDN are without doubt AAPL investors and maintain this site to promote their interests, not just to make money from ads. Never mind the provincial holiday favoritism—be glad of the valuable financial advice MDN, and its better contributors, are giving you gratis.
Increasingly we’re celebrating it here too. “Phew! We ditched the Nutters Day”.
Enjoy the fireworks everyone.
Not even a good try. Back to the basement suburban kid.
To our British friends that are still burdened with “Royalty”.
Gawd save the Queen
She’s a Fascist Regime.
Working today at the hospital seeing those who have celebrated too much or were victimized by those who celebrated too much.
Love my country, but am very concerned about it’s condition and general direction.
Happy Independence Day.