What Apple's $1 Billion victory means for consumers

Apple's $1 billion court victory over Samsung poses a lot of questions for consumers.

Will Samsung phones still be available for sale? Will they be more expensive? Will owners of existing phones need to worry? For now, here's what the verdict means for consumers. What does this mean for the Samsung phone I already own? This doesn't directly affect phones that have already been sold, even if they are the models that the judge decides to ban. In the long run, it could reduce enthusiasm around Android, the operating system from Google that Samsung uses in the devices in question. That might mean fewer applications for Android from outside parties. That will take years to play out, but could conceivably affect the resale value of your phone.