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- **You have received the software as part of the Visual Studio 9.0 Beta Program.
- The terms and conditions of the Visual Studio 9.0, Beta 1 license agreement
- applies to your use of the software.** MICROSOFT PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE LICENSE
- TERMS MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 9.0 PROFESSIONAL, BETA 1 These license terms are
- an agreement between Microsoft Corporation (or based on where you live, one of
- its affiliates) and you. Please read them. They apply to the pre-release
- software named above, which includes the media on which you received it, if any.
- The terms also apply to any Microsoft • updates, • supplements, • Internet-based
- services, and • support services for this software, unless other terms accompany
- those items. If so, those terms apply. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE
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- these license terms, you have the rights below. 1. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.
- • General. You may install and use one copy of the software on your premises to
- design, develop and test your programs for use with the software. • Evaluation
- Only. The software is for evaluation purposes only. You may not distribute any
- program you develop with the software. • Included Microsoft Programs. These
- license terms apply to all Microsoft programs included with the software. •
- Third Party Programs. The software contains third party programs. The license
- terms with those programs apply to your use of them. 2. INTERNET-BASED SERVICES.
- Microsoft provides Internet-based services with the software. It may change or
- cancel them at any time. 3. TIME-SENSITIVE SOFTWARE. The software will stop
- running on 15 March 2008. You will not receive any other notice. You may not be
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- applicable law gives you more rights despite this limitation, you may use the
- software only as expressly permitted in this agreement. In doing so, you must
- comply with any technical limitations in the software that only allow you to use
- it in certain ways. You may not • disclose the results of any benchmark tests of
- the software to any third party without Microsoft’s prior written approval; •
- work around any technical limitations in the software; • reverse engineer,
- decompile or disassemble the software, except and only to the extent that
- applicable law expressly permits, despite this limitation; • make more copies of
- the software than specified in this agreement or allowed by applicable law,
- despite this limitation; • publish the software for others to copy; • rent,
- lease or lend the software; • transfer the software or this agreement to any
- third party; or • use the software for commercial software hosting services. 7.
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- regulations. You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and
- regulations that apply to the software. These laws include restrictions on
- destinations, end users and end use. For additional information, see
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- of laws principles. The laws of the state where you live govern all other
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- competition laws, and in tort. b. Outside the United States. If you acquired the
- software in any other country, the laws of that country apply. 11. LEGAL EFFECT.
- This agreement describes certain legal rights. You may have other rights under
- the laws of your country. You may also have rights with respect to the party
- from whom you acquired the software. This agreement does not change your rights
- under the laws of your country if the laws of your country do not permit it to
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- THE RISK OF USING IT. MICROSOFT GIVES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR
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- DIRECT DAMAGES UP TO U.S. $5.00. YOU CANNOT RECOVER ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING
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- incidental, consequential or other damages. Please note: As this software is
- distributed in Quebec, Canada, some of the clauses in this agreement are
- provided below in French. Remarque : Ce logiciel étant distribué au Québec,
- Canada, certaines des clauses dans ce contrat sont fournies ci-dessous en
- français. EXONÉRATION DE GARANTIE. Le logiciel visé par une licence est offert «
- tel quel ». Toute utilisation de ce logiciel est à votre seule risque et péril.
- Microsoft n’accorde aucune autre garantie expresse. Vous pouvez bénéficier de
- droits additionnels en vertu du droit local sur la protection des consommateurs,
- que ce contrat ne peut modifier. La ou elles sont permises par le droit locale,
- les garanties implicites de qualité marchande, d’adéquation à un usage
- particulier et d’absence de contrefaçon sont exclues. LIMITATION DES
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- obtenir de Microsoft et de ses fournisseurs une indemnisation en cas de dommages
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- indemnisation pour les autres dommages, y compris les dommages spéciaux,
- indirects ou accessoires et pertes de bénéfices. Cette limitation concerne : •
- tout ce qui est relié au logiciel, aux services ou au contenu (y compris le
- code) figurant sur des sites Internet tiers ou dans des programmes tiers ; et •
- les réclamations au titre de violation de contrat ou de garantie, ou au titre de
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- limitation ou l’exclusion ci-dessus ne s’appliquera pas à votre égard. EFFET
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