Demand for tablets such as Apple’s iPad and Microsoft’s Surface has taken off during the pandemic, with research firm IDC reporting that tablet shipments during the first quarter surged 55 percent. “While vaccine rollouts and businesses returning to offices may slow down the work-from-home trend, we are still far from returning to ‘normal’ working conditions and hence the demand for tablets, especially detachables, is expected to continue for a while,” said Anuroopa Nataraj, research analyst with IDC’s Mobility and Consumer Device Trackers, in a news release.
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