I think we can all agree that Windows 7 didn’t really get off to a flying start when it came to tablets. While Microsoft did do a bit of work making Windows 7 more touch friendly, there was still a lot left to be desired. Microsoft hadn’t really planned on entering the tablet market with Windows 7, they’re planning on doing that with its successor, Windows 8. Personally the only time I’ve seen a tablet running Windows 7 has been a display model in a shop. I’ve never actually seen one in the wild.
There’s a reason for that, according to statistics from Strategy Analytics, Windows 7 is only running on about 1.5 percent of tablets out there. That means that there’s approximately 400,000 Windows 7 tablets around the world at the moment, out of a total of 27 million that were shipped last quarter.
Of course I’m sure you all know who’s got the number one spot. It is of course the Apple iPad which now controls 58 percent of the market. Android on the other hand isn’t that far behind with 39 percent of the market. Of course you have to remember that the Android army includes the likes of Amazon, Samsung, Asus, Toshiba and more.
Global tablet shipments have grown at an incredible pace as well, 26.8 million units were shipped in Q4 2011, up 150 percent on 2010′s numbers.
Apple has lost a bit of the market due to the recent surge of Android powered devices that have been flooding the market, packed with features at lower prices. Last year the iPad held 68 percent of the market, which has now dropped to 57.6 percent. Android on the other hand has grown from 29 percent up to 39 percent.
I’m sure that Microsoft cannot wait to get Windows 8 out there and running on tablets as soon as they can. They’ve lost out heavily in this market so far and will have an awful lot of catching up to do. It will be interesting to see how well Windows 8 performs, but it won’t be too hard for it to do better than Windows 7.
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