Because of its flexibility and affordability, Windows tablet’s market share soared high on the last few quarters. It just goes to show that people do not only value the brand of the tablets they want to buy, they also know how to compare functionality and flexibility over price.
Flagstaff, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/17/2014 -- On October 20, Apple shared its running fourth-quarter earnings which impressed a lot of investors worldwide. It was noted however that the sales for the iPad which is Apple’s flagship tablet had failed to astonish investors. Since the iPad’s launch in April 2010, the shipments of iPad had fell year over year for the third consecutive quarter with a 13 per cent decline rate to 12.3 million units. The iPad’s revenue of $5.3 billion came lower as compared to the $6.6 billion revenue of Mac for the first time.
Microsoft which is the creator of Windows Tablets also announced its profit shares on October 23 just three days after Apple’s announcement. The company revealed their first-quarter earnings disclosing that the sale of their Surface tablet had more than doubled year over year successively up to $908 million. Microsoft attributed the increase in sales to people’s interest to an affordable windows tablet in the market.
There are numerous available affordable windows tablets in the market. Padnews, a Chinese site announced that a company named Emdoor is now shipping a $65 Windows 8.1 device called the EM-18170. The Windows tablet runs with Bing on a 1,024-by-600 screen with 1GB of internal memory and 16GB of storage memory. The tablet is said to run on a dependable Z3735G quad-core processor. Emdoor sold 50,000 devices at a trade fair in Hong Kong and is thinking of marketing the tablet worldwide.
Toshiba’s encore Mini WT7-C16MS sale declined during its entry in the tablet market. Toshiba’s Mini WTZ almost have the same specifications as China’s Emdoor. The difference lies on Mini WTZ’s 7-inch screen at 1,280 by 768 pixels according to Microsoft. Both Windows tablet run on the same Z3735G quad-core processor and has the same 1 GB memory and 16GB storage capacity. However, Emdoor is far more considered as an affordable windows tablet compared to Toshiba’s Mini WTZ since the latter sells for $119 dollars. A month after its lauch, the price went down to $99 which is still high compared to EMddor’s $65 launch price.
Micro Center also cut their pricing on its Winbook TW800 tablet from $139 down to $99. This Windows tablet also features a Windows 8.1 with Bing, a Z373D based processor, 1 GB of memory and 16GB of storage space with an 8.1 inch 1,280 by 800 screen.
Because of its flexibility and affordability, Windows tablet’s market share soared high on the last few quarters. It just goes to show that people do not only value the brand of the tablets they want to buy, they also know how to compare functionality and flexibility over price. The market might be looking for a much more possible increase in sales knowing that consumers are now more vigilant in looking at each tablet’s features first before getting one.
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