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“The wait was worth it,” say customers

Apple may have taken longer than usual in India but its fans are not complaining. Snaking queues of around 300 people had formed long before the scheduled opening at 11 am today, as a cheery CEO Tim Cook welcomed them to the facility.

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Many tried to be among the first hundred to make it to the opening event featuring local music and folk dancers.

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Some had even brought vintage Apple products like the 1984 desktop computer to the grand opening, leaving Cook gaping in amazement.

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The company will open its second Indian store in Delhi on April 20, but that will be only half the size of Apple BKC.

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