Is windows phone worth it if you don't live in a country ms cares about?

[paulsalter]

You misunderstand. Nobody has an issue with a US company releasing in the US first.
The difference is that both Google and Apple are far quicker to roll out their services world wide, particularly to smaller countries.

Ok, my mistake on that point

As for Google/Apple quicker at rolling out, does anyone have any figures as examples

When was Google Now launched and how long did it take to get rolled out to many countries
Same for Siri and same for Cortana

What about Google Play, is this now available for everyone (Music, TV, Movies & Apps)

 

[Sin Ogaris]

Thanks for the feedback and indeed even if you have it that does not mean it's "useful" or "flawless" and continues updates/improvements are needed.
And to further complete my list,
US, Canada, Australia and China have the Beta version. ("most" advanced)
Spain, UK, India, France, Germany and Italy have the Alfa version. ("least" advanced)
Rest of the world has nothing or they have to change the region to get a version with all the additional cons.

Nah, Oz has the alpha. The only functionality it has other than searching by voice is weather and news, it's horrendously bad.