"Steve Jobs' ultimate afterlife victory will drive prices down, not up"

See the post Apple Winning the Patent Wars Is Great for Innovation .

Separately, by Aaron Rakers from within Apple's patent victory over Samsung: What the analysts say :

Although Samsung has responded by suggesting that a win for Apple would result in fewer options and higher prices for consumers, we think Apple has worked diligently to make its smartphones and tablets more affordable by offering previous generation devices at reduced prices.