Now that I've read more about quad cores, it will actually benefit the operating system multi-tasking, it's just specific apps that won't benefit initially.
Verizon won't get the quad core because for some reason they still haven't developed one that will play nicely with LTE, so that's out for sure for us.
I don't really care if it's quad core or not, but I definitely don't like getting left behind in terms of specs because I choose to be with the best network.
Honestly, it doesn't really matter at all to me because I still play with my Nexus like it's the first week I got it, so I'm not too worried for the next year and a half. Will be interesting to see what they've come up with, but as I've said before, we've hit a bit of a ceiling in terms of how good the hardware can perform under real world performance.
I would like to see a Super AMOLED Plus screen @ 4.7'' though, should be beautiful.