One questions regarding the software - do they all work on Mac?
Another thing is that the 13" Retina's i7 is dual-core, not quad-core, so it may not be as fast when running simulation software or video-editing suites.
My suggestion to add to the Windows side of things is the Samsung 7 Chronos. Great 15" laptop with a decently long battery life (7-8 hours in daily usage), SSD cache drive on hand, quad-core CPU, Radeon 8800M graphics and pretty stylish.
Samsung Series 7 i7-3635QM 15.6inch Notebook - Silver - NP780Z5E-S02C - London Drugs