Is InDesign Retina Display Compatible?

I'm debating whether or not to upgrade to iMac 27" Retina Display vs regular Display. I'm primarily a print designer and I spend most of my time using InDesign. Is InDesign optimized for Retina now? What about Acrobat? I have heard these programs look terrible on a retina. What is the latest update? Does anyone know any reason why a Retina display would be a poor or excellent choice for a print designer?
Your opinions are invited.

I just received my iMac 5k with the upgraded GPU, and I am actually having some issues. At the recommended resolution of 2560x1440 HiDPI, a page at 100% looks kind of faint or weak. Pan/zoom is a little laggy, but CC always is. At 2560x1440, everything is quick, but the on-screen rendering is a little rough (not so with the starter GPU, it looks better (have one at work)). I wonder if there is a way to change the display DPI in InDesign. So far tho, the non-HiDPI setting works best, but that seems wrong.

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