Yes, I know the first build didn't have silent installation, and after they added it they had some issues with it not running properly. I'm sure it's fixed by now we just decided to keep using what we had been using with just some tweaks.
We also have an ability to use MSI's with our IT group to make installations available without Elevated Privileges which is one reason for the push for MSI.
The MSI would also allow us to implement our custom startups as well in one process. If we use a silent install and a batch we're really not progressing far from the batches we have established. I was just wondering if anyone else had gone down that path and if they had feedback. Is it worth buying the software to do the function or not.