India, Sept. 2 -- Apple Hebbal Store in Bengaluru finally opened to the public today, September 2, at 1 p.m. We were there to experience the opening firsthand, with crowds lining up in multiple queues. At the event, many people had queued up from as early as 6 a.m., waiting almost seven hours for the store to finally open so that they could check it out in person and even buy products directly from Apple, something that had eluded customers in Bengaluru all this while.

We also had a chance to interact with several customers across the store, with many expressing enthusiasm about buying products, and we also interacted with the very first customer who was there to attend the Apple Store opening, Apoorv V.K. Rao, who has also previously be...