>The first person I spoke to in Microsoft (my friend) initially said that it can't be used for any commercial development, but he said that this was not his area. He then spoke to one of his colleagues who said that even though I have a company, I would be treated as an individual in this case since I am my company's only employee and that it can be used for commercial apps. Either way, I think I am safe to use it.
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>Confusion even amongst those "in the know".

Which is the reason to get written answer at the time, confusion will be greater if a spat evolves in 18 month.