Konk,
Coupla things.
As I noted above, he compares Boeing's 186 to Airbus' number in the same time, but the numbers aren't comparable.
Airbus has been pretty rigid about announcing only two things on A380 - firm orders and MoUs that are firm orders without the fine print (frinstance, the financing might not be finished). So far, all their MoUs have gone firm within a few months; there are no old, dead MoUs. Some airlines have announced A380 options but Airbus doesn't list them.
Boeing has announced orders, options and MoUs and lumps them all together. That was Just Not Done in the past, and Boeing was the first to point the finger at competitors who made their orderbooks look big in that way.
Firm orders for the 787 stand at 56, 50 of them from ANA.
There's also the "it isn't how many, it's who" question. Where's Virgin? Singapore? Lufthansa? Even BA? Low cost carriers? Lessors? Major alliance leaders? The movers and shakers of the airline industry have not signed up for the 787.
Not saying it won't succeed, but you can see why the propaganda machine is going full blast right now.