I can't find a source to back up 1000th for asicminer by the end of  the year, I am sure I read it somewhere, but it must not have been official. A lot of people will have alotmore to say than me, but a few points:

Friedcat seems pretty motivated to keep a roughly 20% share of the hashrate. While they might have dropped to 10% lately, I am pretty confident they are ready for what's to come.

Friedcat would have access to more money than any of the other manufacturers.

The next generation of their hardware is known to be in the works.

They plan on leasing out their hardware, which I would assume means they will have a lot of it.

And one last bit of evidence would be their share price. If everyone lost confidence in friedcat's ability to deliver, their shares would be worthless. They have dropped recently but only because of their recent lull.