I don't see how getting a unit to Luke-Jr is anything remotely like shipping.
This! Shipping means customers getting ordered retail units. I don't get whats there to debate about this.
The debate is because the betsofbitcoin bet does not require either of those. It simply requires a non-BFL employee to post pictures to bitcointalk of a hashing unit with a hashrate within 75% of advertised rate.
All of this is completely useless for indications of shipping outside of that bet, except that it does show that true shipping will happen soon, and that bfgminer will support it.
"Butterfly Labs will not ship ASIC-based Bitforce SC products before April 2013"
Distinctly says ship.
This picture, is from their development suite, as in youtube.
Nothing has shipped,
(And yes, it's 2 singles, same plugs, same power checker - hell even the piece of paper on the plug near the socket - white thing is the same)
What a waste of time.
I guess luke has a bet and is being desperate? Dont understand. Unless tastless april fools?