Microsoft ‘s Spiral vs Google’s Iterative

Each organization is considered to be unique.Uniqueness of any organization is in respect to the DNA of the particular company.Uniqueness of particular organization can be in terms of its  innovation,way of working and various other parameters.Regardless to say that unless a organization does not innovate it will not grow in marketplace.Now consider why Microsoft and Google did not loose in the competition in marketplace.Google did not loose like Netscape. Companies have their own style of working which contributes to the success and make them blockbusters.Now when we consider Microsoft and Google both have  different ways of doing it.Microsoft follows Spiral model and Google follows Iterative model in order to launch new products.

When we compare Google’s android which primarily followed Iterative or incremental model in which product(Android ) was build.Google identified set of requirements and they prioritized requirements and found out the most important and build on it.That’s why we see Android versions are launched more early than any other.Android which primarily came 2 years before and journey from jelly bean to ice cream sandwich was faster than Microsoft office.Now when we look into how MS Office is developed which follows spiral developed.Microsoft operates in more closer environment and spiral life cycle development involves more risk identification and mitigation.That’s why we have seen very less versions/build of MS Office then that of Android Windows 98,Windows xp,MS 2003,MS-2007 and MS-2010).So both are good ? both are bad?.Well that is something debatable but companies following Spiral model is very rare then Incremental.Since Microsoft works in this kind of environment it is not easy for them to adapt to change,rapidly produce radically different that would be able to cater the latest demands in public place.Both Microsoft and Google are  blockbusters brands  and I believe they way in which operate has acted as enabler in making them global giants.