I thought the first BFL ASIC device was Luke-Jr's Little Single, which has been running since April 1st? How did it end up the last to be configured for production?
If you haven't been paying attention, the first Little Single (Luke-Jr's) was a short board as per original design - which had to get reworked into long boards due to power and heat issues.
You can't really compare anything based on that unit, albeit it did become the standard configuration for the Jalapeno.
that said, the LS is pretty much a modified Single and should begin shipping soon IMHO.