Tablet sales in the fourth quarter fell 20% from a year earlier to 52.9 million units, according to the research firm IDC. ”The sentiment around the tablet market continues to grow stale despite a lot of talk about vendors pivoting their product portfolios toward the detachable segment,” IDC’s Ryan Reith said. According to IDC, Apple and the iPad held 24.7% of the market, while Strategy Analytics estimated its market share at 20.6%. But Strategy Analytics figures show Amazon selling 4.2 million units for a 6.7% share. Sales of Windows-powered tablets grew 19% from a year ago and accounted for 16% of the market, according to Strategy Analytics.

Source: The Star February 04, 2017 00:56 UTC