Microsoft attacks Google for lack of product road map

Microsoft director of online services Tom Rizzo has attacked Google in a blog post, saying the company lacks a distinct road map for releasing products.

Rizzo also wrote the company has a habit of launching products and then getting rid of them, destroying its brand.

“Google customers are not finding tools they have been using over the years,” he said. “Google releases experimental products and tracks adoption to determine whether to continue providing them. Its products are like spaghetti, Google throws them up against the wall to see if they stick.”

“Case in point, as of its June release, the company is giving Google Plus a try in the social space, and now they are providing access to it for Google Apps customers. But can businesses and schools trust it to be there for very long, judging by the history of Google’s social family.”

The criticism comes as Google has also been attacked this week for a redesign of Gmail and Google Reader, along with a buggy iOS Gmail app.