I know this is a joke, but in all seriousness it will probably be locked to a Samsung Thermostat controller with a screen - which can absolutely show ads - and require an App with GPS permissions to work (and use your location history to drive the advertisements)
Having everything in one unit is a recipe for a single point of failure disaster. Because it's Samsung, don't expect any of the parts to be interchangeable. One unlucky lightning strike and you're forced to rebuy and reinstall another of their all-in-one units or wait without heat and AC for a week for the parts to maybe arrive undamaged.
Not to mention Samsung's reputation with regards to its other large household appliances, like refrigerators and laundry machines. There are a significant number of posts regarding failed attempts at getting parts and service, leading to consumers having to purchase replacements much sooner than many would expect.
It does seem very pleasing from a physics perspective. You could be cooling your house and heating your water with some of the heat you’re pumping out of your living space.
From an engineering perspective sort of problematic having all the critical systems in your home be tied to a single point of failure.
Integration of the air cooling and water heating. For example, I have a air conditioner pumping heat out of my house right next to a box that's putting heat into the water coming into my house.
Are they going to pipe audio ads into your vents as well?
Don't buy a Samsung anything.
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