Overall, figures and findings from the industry are converging on the fact that:
- vendors begin to refocus their product lines and consumers hold off on purchases,
- Android-based systems remain dominant,
- consumers and enterprises seek more productive form factors and operating systems,
- continued growth in detachable is exciting,
- Android-based vendors have begun to offer Windows-based products,
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| Detachable. |
According to IDC, at present,
it's difficult for Android to compete with iOS or Windows detachable products. However,
the firm predicts that, the next 12 to 18 months will be very interesting as
Google launches the next version of Android with better multi-tasking support.
Worldwide tablet shipments,
inclusive of slates and detachables, reached 38.7 million in Q2 2016, according
to IDC.