Google is also resembling Microsoft in the sortof-broken-but-usable cross-product features. For example, when I browse to google maps, and try to look at the r

Google is also resembling Microsoft in the sortof-broken-but-usable cross-product features. For example, when I browse to google maps, and try to look at the reviews list of a point of interest on the map, it takes me to a google search - completely out of the context I was in - and opens as modal dialog in that search area. There are lots of examples of similar functionality. Individually, its harmless, but as a whole, it feels sluggish and clunky. This kind of behavior seems to be common in large software companies that have separate divisions with communication issues between them. It's sad to see Google go down that road.