As developers placed the first generation of their apps (and data) on Windows, and as the amount of Microsoft OS based data grew, so did the value of the Windows ecosystem and of each successive generation of apps.

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Mr Mather added that it was "encouraging" that three successive quarters of growth have been recorded, after separately compiled UK figures recently indicated the value of Scottish exports of all goods rose by 3.5% over the year to March.

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