More specifically, Windows tablet shipment gained some momentum this quarter with a 19% increase. On the other hand, iPad shipment fell 19% year over year during the same period while Android tablets dropped 10% in shipments. Overall, the tablet market suffered a slide of 9% year over year in the first quarter of 2017. The total number of Windows tablets shipped this quarter also reached 10.1 million, according to the report. The good news pertains only to Windows tablets shipped by manufacturers other than Microsoft. Redmond’s very own 2-in-1 Surface tablets, however, managed to capture only a small portion of the market this quarter. Eric Smith, senior analyst for tablet and touchscreen strategies service at Strategy Analytics, explained: Although Surface tablets cannot take much credit for the rise in the market share of Windows tablets, the overall growth of the Windows 10 tablet ecosystem means further growth for the platform.

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