Is Blackberry going to support syncing Installed Outlook 2013 + using Windows 8 +?

There are many threads and posts about the fact that Blackberry does not currently (April 2015) support syncing contacts and calendar items from Outllook 2013 (installed version at least).  My experience with this is with Windows 8.1. 
I can copy my .PST files to my laptop which run Windows 7 and Outlook 2010 and it syncs fine there. 
I have the same current release of Desktop Software which installs Link for Windows 1.2.4.  on both machines.
I would like some daylight on this issue.  Does Blackberry intend to support this or not?  I really like my Passport but IT IS MANDATORY THAT I BE ABLE TO SYNC MY OUTLOOK. I am a consultant and not on a corporate exchange service. Cleints send me invites to meetings etc. which populate my Desktop Outlook. I must be able to sync those and the contacts with my Blackberry Passport.
The Windows phones sync with Outlook just fine and in fact have an Outlook application installed. I am thinking about switching.

Well, I can't speak to your concerns about BB Management, nor about your desire for them to respond here. While they to from time to time post here, it's rare and should never be expected...the charter of this site is clear about what to expect.
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Social-Lounge/How-This-Site-and-Formal-Support-Work/td-p/2540...
You had asked specifically about PC-based synchronization, this might be of use:
http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/60798/tom1359418099212.jsp
I do not know if that matches your configuration or not, but that's the official information we have available.
You did not originally ask about OTA sync, which is why I did not address that...but that indeed does work...refer:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-10-OS-Device-Software/How-To-OTA-Sync-BB10-and-non...
There are I am sure many other threads that might be of interest to you, so a few minutes searching might reveal information that you desire. You might even find someone else with your exact configuration, and has it working...I don't know, for I shifted to OTA sync exclusively (I use both Hotmail as well as GMail for contacts and calendar).
Good luck!
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