Running windows on an IMAC with a SSD

If I run my iMac in boot camp, am I right that I will get no use out of the SSD?  FAQs refer to windows booting from the hard drive not the SSD, so this is the depressing conclusion I have drawn

Robocheme: I will be frank with you. I was a lifelong Windows user and and anquished over my iMac purchase. I took the plunge thinking I needed to keep most all of my legacy PC software. It turns out that after about a month I realized that there was nothing I used in the Windows world that could not be replaced or duplicated in the iMac world. In addition, it runs faster, loads smoother, no viruses, no lock ups, I couldn't be happier.
Go ahead and get your iMac and start using it, transfer all your MS-Office Documents, and such which is easy to do (MS-Office is available for the iMac) and I think you find that over time you will not have a need for Windows software. If you do, you can always use Bootcamp.
I know own an iMac, MacBook Pro, iPhone, iPad, iPod and am waiting on Apple TV to come out. Trust me the saying is true "Once you go Mac you'll never go back".

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