I got my Axim at the end of July, complete with buggy PPC 2003
However I was one of the lucky people who managed to download it when it was briefly available on the UK Dell ftp site and the upgrade went like a dream :D
My husband got an Axim last Jan & I ordered the upgrade for him at the end of July & got it around 6th Aug. If I hadn't already patched mine I would be seriously miffed about the time it's taking Dell to get the patch out.
Sorry it doesn't help much
S