Global Tablet PC shipments reached 57.6 million units in the first quarter of this year

The latest show from Strategy Analytics, the global Tablet PC shipments reached 57.6 million in the first quarter of this year.

The strongest-performing tablet device, with Android tablet shipments of 25.6 million units in the same period last year, accounted for 53% of the market, while the latest figure has grown to 57.6 million and the market share has risen to 66%, keeping it on top. The IOS tablet, which has issued 16.4 million units in the past quarter, occupying 29% per cent of the market and, although it is hard to forget about Android's Xiang, is also a considerable distance from the third-ranked Windows tablet, but still less than the 40% market share of the same period last year.

Windows platform Flat performance is basically the same as last year, shipments in the same period last year on the basis of 2.8 million units slightly up to 3.4 million, the market share is maintained 6% unchanged.

Panel-focused analysts say the shift in the product release cycle to the holiday season has weakened Apple's performance in the first few months, possibly until the end of the year, but eventually, as the launch of the new product made Apple grab a certain number of consumers in the high-end market. On the earnings call, Tim Cook's real sales of the IPad series were actually higher than the earnings show.

Due to the ecosystem reasons, it should be a lack of attraction for developers, the number and type of applications caused by the shortcomings of the Windows platform continues to struggle against the first two. But strategy Analytics that as Microsoft announces its decision to provide operating systems free of charge for 9-inch devices, the power of low-end models in the Windows platform will keep the platform competitive and attract more new users.