Therein lies the main problem: I am _only_ deploying CS6 and I can _only_ use AAMEE to build these packages. (CC Packager only supports CC apps)
It's good to know that the CC Desktop app is packaged with CC apps, but we're not going to be moving to CC version products until (at least) early in the new year. Until then, I need to Deploy CC Desktop in a manageable way alongside my CS6 packages so that new staff can activate their CS6 licenses. The post I referenced at the top will go into the details of why.
All I have is a 4MB executable that must* be run locally, manually and downloads all fo the content. It's not a particularly scalable mechanism...