Timing is Everything

This afternoon in the Smart Home division of the CNET Web site, Ashlee Clark Thompson ran a story about Samsung adding Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled wall ovens, cook-tops and range hoods to its line of smart appliances. Granted, this may be the leading edge of bringing the Internet of Things to the general public. On the other hand, when we take into account the ongoing saga of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, did it ever occur to anyone at Samsung that this might not be the right time to talk about things used for cooking?