The original idea was to use the rest of the world as a testing ground to work out any potential bugs in the software prior to releasing in the US.
It could be even worse to release in the US with a critical bug than to release later.
It could be even worse to release in the US with a critical bug than to release later.
Microsoft sometimes release products in New Zealand earlier than the rest of the world, because New Zealand is small, and unlike european countries that are closely connected to each other, it's relatively independent to the rest of the world, which makes it a good place to pilot test products. My friend there is pretty happy for always being able to try newest products.
It really can be a good thing. You get to hand on it first. And if BB find it going well in the rest of the world, they'll probably raise the price when releasing it in the US.