Of the 40.6 million tablets shipped in the first quarter of the year, Windows devices made up 7.4% of them, according to Strategy Analytics. That equates to roughly 3 million Windows tablets sold
-- or what ZDNet calls, “a notable increase on the same quarter last year, when shipments were so low the OS didn't even figure in Strategy Analytics' rankings.” Total tablet shipments for
the quarter were up 117% year-over-year.