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Should the refrigerator be a wallflower or a showoff?

Appliance makers are grappling with how much technology to add to the anchor of the kitchen. They have the know-how to make the refrigerator do everything from play music to order groceries. But marketers are divided over a fundamental question of what we want.

Established luxury companies like Sub-Zero Group Inc. and BSH Home Appliances’ Thermador brand are chasing new…