Enterprises will increasingly look to Windows and Android as the percentages of workers equipped with tablets grows over the next three years, an analyst said today.

The greater attention to tablets gives Microsoft an opportunity to boost the number of Windows 10 devices, and while likely only a small revenue increase from licenses, additional opportunities to sell its portfolio of services, said Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates.

“Overall, Windows licensing will continue to fall as a percentage of Microsoft’s revenue,” said Gold in an interview. “But that’s not where the money is long term. The more people they have on Windows 10, the more likelihood they can sell you whatever,” he added, ticking off everything from Azure and Office 365 to device management platforms like Intune.

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