[elfman2]

"Why?"

Cultural barriers. Technology’s so ingrained into many dynamic business functions that very close working relationships are imperative. Constantly passing requirements and modifications back and forth across the Internet to foreigners is too bureaucratic for nimble operations.

[RussianConservative]

Cultural difference? BS...only need to import some US workers as knowledge base till own teams trained up. As for relationships...small liaison teams....modifications/requirements passed by internet between companies and in companies all time anyway...bureaucratic is often what corporation is.