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Apple pioneered the modern tablet computer, but manufacturers using Google’s (GOOG) Android operating system are the ones bringing the device to the masses. Market research firm Gartner on Wednesday said Android surpassed Apple’s iOS as the top tablet operating system in 2013. Vendors sold 121 million Android tablets last year, accounting for 61.9% of the global market. Apple (AAPL) sold 70.4 million iPad tablets, making up 36% of the market. A year earlier, Apple had 52.8% tablet market share to Android’s 45.8%, Gartner said. In 2013, worldwide sales of tablets to end users totaled 195.4 million units, up 68% over 2012. Android tablet sales rose 127%, while Apple tablet sales rose 15%. Microsoft ‘s (MSFT) Surface tablets were a distant No. 3, with sales of 4 million units last year, or 2.1% market share. In 2012, it sold 1.2 million tablets, for 1% of the market. Tablet sales growth in… Scalper1 News
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