As far as the will-build-to-suit is concern, yes some the office area could have been demoed, thus enlarging the warehouse/assembly area, but that would have taken time. Remember, it was a couple months ago we were shown the eBay oven being unloaded at their new warehouse, a different facility than this one which, according to Jody, they started moving into yesterday.
As far as has been discussed, and as far as I know, the first run of ASICs out of BFL will not involve use of the oven or pick and place machine. If this is the case, all that'll be needed in the next month or so for product assembly is a pretty simple final-assembly area.
Ah,
At what point does integration of the PCB's happen in-house?
BFL's talked about the various machines not being used nor ready for Batch 1.
Then Jody says there won't be any Batches. A.K.A "Built on demand."
So at which point do they start doing most of the work they are currently outsourcing?
I'm personally relieved that the first run of these PCBs won't be done in-house. It'd be just one more thing to worry about in the whole process.