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Factories rarely (close to never) ship with the latest firmware.
The part loaded with Firmware has a Part number.
Changing the Program loaded requires a Part number change, which has a ton of quality control rules (good policy) and tests to re-qualify the new part.
Only when production "yield" numbers are affected, will a FW change happen on the line without other Hardware changes that require it.
The Logic is: FW is easily field upgradeable without an ECO that affects the line.
IMHO including a low cost SD card, with the, then current FW, at shipping time is a good VAR policy. (Wholesale sales, are most likely going to be out of date because of Warehouse time before the product reaches the end user).
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