Sorry to disappoint you Sici but moving the starting system to Cortez was not my idea, as you may have gathered from my posts I'm more in favour of a nexus system.
However I can see Teerin's logic behind using Curacao as a starting world, after all it is the only planet within the borderworlds that is home to a generally neutral company with no territorial claims. It rests on that interesting edge of somewhat safe but not quite as it is easily accessable to Rogues, Hackers, Outcasts, Gaians and Corsairs whilst being protected by Liberty, Bretonia, OS&C and Crayter.
In addition, as a borderworld it sits on a trade route and the main go-through for Bretonia-Liberty traffic so theres plenty of chances for new players to meet veterans as they go about their business. Throw in a few things to explore or mine and you're golden.
If that doesn't convince you then simply ask yourself, what could OSC possibly gain by having people undock from one of our planets?