Tablet shipments slump on market saturation and chip shortage

A perfect storm of macro trends in Q3 spelled joy for those who love hackneyed clichés but misery for Chromebook and tablet makers.
According to new figures from IDC, shipments in both these categories fell for the first time since the beginning of the COVID pandemic in early 2020. Chromebook volume slumped 29.8 percent year-on-year to 6.5 million units, while tablet volume fell 9.4 percent to 42.3 million.
Lenovo led the Chromebook market in Q3 with shipments of 1.5 million, still down 1