"jim" k wrote in message
o.uk...
why TF would anyone want an Internet connected washing machine or
oven?

That's so you can have -
*shouting across room* - Hey darling, this is a great party, will you turn
down the oven a smidgeon. I think we'll stay a while longer.
or
Oh my gosh, I set the machine to a high spin and it's full of expensive
delicates. Slow it down a tad will you.
or
Turn up the oven, that prick Speed just arrived, we'll go now.