I just checked today and the only update I had was the definitions update for Windows Defender. That is for both my desktop and SP3. So the updates are going out. Just because there are no "critical" or big updates being pushed out every week doesn't mean Microsoft isn't working. It just means they don't have any ready to push out. If there was a critical update, Microsoft wouldn't wait to after the holidays, they would push it out as soon as it's ready.