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"Contact the application publisher to determine if any support services are available. Microsoft, your hardware manufacturer and your wireless carrier...aren't responsible for providing support services for the application.Excerpt from Microsoft's Services Agreement (Legacy)
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The clause states: “Contact the application publisher to determine if any support services are available. Microsoft, your hardware manufacturer and your wireless carrier...aren't responsible for providing support services for the application.”
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