You show me one reliable article that says the iPad 2 is going to be higher resolution and use a dual core processor.
Go ahead. I'll wait.
It's all speculation right now anyways, but even the speculators think that it will be a simple upgrade with more memory and a slightly re-designed chassis.
I hope they do go higher resolution and use a dual core CPU, but what's the point of a dual core CPU when Apple doesn't even let you do true multitasking anyways? It might benefit a few specific apps, but the reason dual core is such a big deal on Android is because of the use of constantly updating widgets and programs that truly run in the background.
The iPad is for simple minded people, you might not like hearing it, but it's not even an insult. That doesn't mean every iPad user is simple minded, it means that Apple designed it so even someone who has never used a computer could easily figure out how to make it function with just a few minutes of tinkering around.
No one said Android is the holy grail of anything and no one said they are producing this product as a public service to the people, of course they are in it for the money. Google at its core is an advertising company, Apple is a production company. Google can give away it's software for free because it will make more through advertising than it ever would by selling an operating system. Much like sites like Facebook, it's free, but they make a ridiculous amount of money every year through advertising.
Google's Android OS just appeals to the people who want to be able to do more with their devices.
Oh, and for the first time ever, this last quarter Android cell phones outsold the iPhones. The tablet market will be the same way soon. But Apple has never been about selling the most of anything, they price their products higher in order to make a profit.