Although fewer college students are buying new computers this year as a rule, Macs continue to grow in their proportional representation, claims Hudson Square Research analyst Daniel Ernst. Only a little over 20 percent of 212 polled students say they bought a new computer in the last three months, as compared to over 30 percent in 2009, 40 percent in 2008 and nearly 70 percent in 2007. Mac share has meanwhile risen to 38 percent, from 32 percent in 2009, 29 percent in 2008 and 14 percent in 2007. Apple is now tied with Dell, and doing better than HP's 13 percent
