The future is going to be quite crazy as 3D printing becomes cheaper, higher quality. Pretty soon you will be able to print out products from the comfort of your house without going to the store. We will probably start seeing some crazy Intellectual property law cases come up now as people will start designing very similar 3D models around existing products from large companies. It is bound to spark a controversy allowing the consumer now to be their own producer. Much akin to the internet and how it allows anyone to be their own producer.
Exciting times.