Hi Andreas,
Thanks for your input, but it clarifies nothing. Obviously I don't know if you followed the link in my original post, but if you did you'd see Premier is not listed in the chart of available support plans. I appreciate the link you included suggests Premier support is available, however all this does is muddy the water by not including Premier in the comparison chart. Rhetorical question...why would Micro$oft separate this documentation from the other source material?
VR,
g