https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/16/microsoft_surface_kicks_dust_in_face_of_apple_ipad_pro_in_q3/ > Microsoft's Surface line leapfrogged Apple's iPad Pro as the detachable tablet of choice for tech distributors in Western Europe but that top spot definitely won't be sustained, or so IDC says. > The box-counter estimated that "roughly" 316,000 Surface devices were shipped into wholesalers' warehouses in Q3, up around 40 per cent year-on-year, boosted by demand for Surface Go.