Frankenbike, it's obvious you've never actually tried any of the software. What you want, continuous access to maps over a long distance, is compeletely available. I just loaded on my X5 all of VA, MD, PA, DE and NJ and navigated over 250 miles without touching the Axim. I could have done more, but that was all I needed for my purposes. Using iNavigator (same as Routis, PrymeNav, Dell Navigator) that set of maps took up 175 mbytes of my CF card. I had full detail all the way down to 100 feet and as I zoomed out the details disappeared so that just the main roads showed. Zoom back in and the detail reappeared. With a route planned, as I got to a turn the display automatically zoomed in to show the detail of the turn, then zoomed out again after I made the turn.
Last summer I loaded VA, MD, PA, NY and Ontario on my axim and used a PPC GPS application to navigate from northern VA to Niagara Falls and into Canada. Again, I never had to touch the PPC after I had it loaded and planned. I just drove and it followed along. I never hit the 20 million population limit (In fact, I never have hit that limit, even though I have driven through NYC using the software!)
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All I want to know is where I am, and have a vague idea of where I'm going within the 175+ miles I can rely on before I run out of gas. And I don't stop in that 175+ miles and don't want to. To have to stop, put the stand down, take the gloves off get the stylus out and change the map is a major annoyance. The idea is to get away from paper maps yet maintain their utility. I don't think these programs really do it unless you're staying within a narrow territory.
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As those who have answered you have tried to say, you can do exactly that with most, if not all, of the software that is available. Some applications do have requirements that you reload maps at regional boundaries, but those boundaries are pretty large, if you have enough storage area on your PPC to hold them. In fact, with the 1gig cards now readily available, you could probaby put most of the US on one card, if you chose to do so.