MBP 2012 - connecting to Imac 27" 2011

Hi,
Planning on buying the new MBP 2012 with Retina.  Wondering if I can connect it to my Imac 27" via thunderbolt and access the USB 3.0 of the Macbook?  In other words, I would connect a USB 3.0 card reader (Compact Flash, XQD etc.)  on the MBP  but save it on my Imac.  Do you folks think this could work?
Thanks

"Apple has no plans to implement a client driver for Windows since there is no Thunderbolt SW stack available for Windows like there is for Display Port."
That is a little bit funny since Gigabyte and other big companies have said that 2014 is the year that they are going to implement Thunderbolt in many motherboards.
"GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards are the very first to offer fully certified dual onboard Thunderbolt™ ports. Capable of connecting up to 12 devices plus 3 digital displays simultaneously with breathtaking data transfer speeds that can transfer 1TB of data in only five minutes, GIGABYTE Thunderbolt™ motherboards offer the fastest connection interface on the desktop PC."
Have you asked Apple about that? I dont understand why Apple is crippling Thunderbolt on their devices...

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