Is the USB Superdrive compatible with Windows?

Hi all,
I have a Retina MacBook Pro and needed to install Windows today (using Paralells but I'm not sure this matters in this case).
I went to a Mac shop and was about to buy a USB Superdrive before the assistant assured me that Apple has totally locked down the firmware so it won't work with Windows.
I find this to be unlikely, considering OSX ships with Bootcamp with the intention of people running Windows it seems bizarre that Apple expect these folks to go without a CD drive.
Can anyone shed any light on this please?
Thanks

Hmm, in that case I may need to consult with the Paralells guys as that is what I would be using in this instance. I wonder if it works with a straight up Windows machine.
Thanks

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