The tablet market has exploded in the last year, with nearly 60 percent growth since the same quarter in 2012. This is according to new information published by the market research firm IDC on Monday. At the top of the market is Apple, thanks to strong sales of the iPad. However while Apple is still number one on the charts their victory comes with a coda that makes it a little bittersweet.
Although Apple was the number one vendor with 14.6 million iPads shipped and a 32.4 percent market share they were the only company out of the top first vendors to have their market share drop since 2012. That year Apple enjoyed a staggering 60.3 percent market share. In 2013 that number had shrunk to a 32.4 percent market share, a -14.1 percent growth rate since
