However, as it almost always happens, the company has once again failed to claim a victory over the iPad. According to fresh data coming from IDC on worldwide tablet shipments, we find out that the iPad Pro blew past Microsoft’s Surface line of products.
iPad Pro Claims an Early Victory over the Microsoft Surface
Apple’s new 12.9-inch iPad, seen as a direct competitor against detachable and hybrid tablets/laptops, outsold Microsoft Surface and other detachable tablets. Here’s what Jitesh Ubrani, Senior Research Analyst with IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Device Trackers, said in its report: Statistics provided by research firm IDC claims the iPad Pro has managed to outsell the Surface tablet in the fourth quarter of 2015. Apple sold a total of 2 million iPad Pro units during the quarter, while Microsoft’s Surface line reached 1.6 million and posted an increase of 29 percent year over year. However, despite overtaking the Surface Pro, we should know that Apple’s tablet business dropped 24.8 percent year over year, which, to be fair, is a sign that the overall tablet industry is declining, being down -13.7% year over year.
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