India, Sept. 22 -- If you, just like me, hopped onto Flipkart at exactly 12 a.m. today to try and order the iPhone 16 Pro, chances are you left disappointed. It was anything but easy to get hold of the iPhone 16 Pro at its advertised price of Rs.69,999. Here's what happened in my case.

I logged into Flipkart right at midnight and, the moment I tried to place an order, I was greeted with an error message saying, "Wow, looks like all of India is here!" The page kept reloading and simply wouldn't let me complete the order. By the time I finally managed to get through, the price had already increased. Slowly but surely, it crept past Rs.80,000 and, as of 1:20 p.m. on September 22, the iPhone 16 Pro (128GB) was listed at Rs.85,999, or Rs.75,9...