I want to take issue with Microsoft on this inability to update Office 2013 using Windows Server Update Services. We purchase computers with Office 2013 pre-installed which features the click to run (CTR) version. While WSUS can download office 2013 updates they don't get installed to the client machines. Only way for these systems to stay updated is to allow the update function in the office program.
Whoever designed this feature and ok'd it should be fired. What is an organization supposed to do when they have hundreds or even thousands of computers tying up all the network bandwidth downloading office 2013 updates? I can't believe the designers never considered this to be a problem in the office environment. I expect to see this SEVERE problem corrected in a future patch.
There's big money for Microsoft to be made with their Office software suite. It is I.T. administrators like myself that influence purchasing decisions. If this problem is not changed, I along with many other administrators will be making every effort to use alternatives in the future.
