I agree with you that brands will grow even more important.<p>Though, all tech has not been made yet - I suspect tech is taking a short time-out right now before the next big disruptions are enabled by:<p>* VR (cinema, anyone? could even make some 3d printing obsolete)<p>* order-of-magnitude faster mobile internet<p>* cheap(er) robotics<p>* abundant energy supply thanks to fusion or &lt;insert yet unknown source&gt;; also, perhaps break-through battery tech?<p>* self-driving cars (obvious, but I think that in itself will enable a lot of disruptions, like cheap grocery delivery)<p>* cheap(er) drones (= flying cars eventually?)