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I beg to differ (as politely as possible, of course).
ROM update packages are so large because they contain the entire operating system. The ROM on your Axim is completely erased and rebuilt from the image in the update when the installer is run.
As such, the A03 update (for example) contains the entire PocketPC 2002 operating system for the Axim, some of which has been changed since version A02.
Any update that is released as an update to Mobile Windows 2003 (B01, maybe?) would contain the entire Mobile Windows 2003 operating system, some of which would be changed from the original MW2003 upgrade CD.
Even if Dell limited the download to only those with the new operating system (according to their records), the file could eventually get into the hands of anyone who really wanted it.
That's why the installer application would need some way of checking your ROM prior to the installation to ensure that you already have the MW2003 Upgrade installed. Otherwise, you'd have it for free once your ROM update was complete.
I'm sure Dell and Microsoft already have a plan and we won't find out until the first update is released. I'm just interested to see what it is.
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