IDC: Apple’s iPad fell to 32.5% tablet share in Q1 2014, Samsung took second with 22.3%, Asus third with 5%

The tablet market is still growing, but at a much slower rate. Q1 2014 saw 50.4 million units ship worldwide, up from 48.6 million the same quarter last year. Apple’s iPad once again took first place, although it dropped to 32.5 percent market share, while Samsung maintained second place by growing its share to 22.3 percent. Asus held steady in third place at 5 percent share, followed by Lenovo seeing big gains to 4.1 percent and Amazon falling to 1.9 percent. The latest estimates come from IDC, which says the tablet market grew just 3.9 percent year-over-year. In short, the...



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