Effect of running windows on mac book pro retina

I was thinking to get the macbook pro retina 13" but  i will need to run windows on it as there are some programs that can only be run under windows.
I read on the internet that running windows on the macbook air considerably affect performance and battery life. so i was wondering is the same expected on the MBP retina?

If you've only a 'few' Windows apps that you'll need to run, I would suggest using Parallels Desktop to run Windows as a virtual machine on a 13" rMBP. It does consume some CPU/GPU time and won't run as fast as on a 15" model, but it would be sufficient for your needs. You could also run Windows 7 using Apple's Boot Camp if you want to boot to another OS from time to time.
The machine won't be affected negatively using either method.
Clinton

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