Google poaches IoT exec, what does this mean for Samsung’s software ambitions?

Google has hired former Samsung mobile communications CTO Injong Rhee who will now lead the internet giant’s move into IoT under the very glamourous job title of Entrepreneur In Residence.
Rhee, who left Samsung in December, was responsible for several heavyweight products at Samsung including Knox, its enterprise security platform, and mobile payment solution Samsung Pay. Specifics of Rhee’s role in Google is not entirely clear just yet, but he will lead the IoT business unit, repor