The lawsuit, Alan Issokson vs. Intuit, was filed in regard to the Year 2000 readiness of the online banking functionality of Intuit's Quicken versions 5 and 6 for Windows and versions 6 and 7 for Macintosh. It was dismissed by the court on August 27 because no damages could be proved. A lawyer involved in Y2K issues said from what he has observed so far Intuit made an interesting argument that Issokson could not prove damages. Major international satellite companies are bracing for the arrival November 17 of the largest meteor shower in 32 years. Some predict the storm could pass without a major hitch.
Experts say the chance of a single satellite encountering a charge is one in a hundred.
And there are 600 satellites. So, satellite companies are taking precautions knowing the worldwide effects of a crippled satellite. TV and radio broadcasts could be interrupted. News services rely on satellites to relay information. Retailers use satellites for credit card approvals.