I don't think any of my animate globes have even been that large. I do my best to compress to the maximum that I can without losing image quality. I think it's just courteous to those who have older computers as well as those who don't have DSL. As hard as it is to phathom, not everyone can afford the monthly fee of DSL, and some who can, don't have access to it where they live.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi