Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra: We apologize for frustrating consumers; underestimated demand in India
X iaomi’s Mi 3 might be the best value for money Android smartphone in the Indian market but so far it has only frustrated hundreds of thousands of consumers who want to buy it. Available exclusively on Flipkart , the first batch of devices sold out in under 40 minutes , the second in 5 seconds and today’s batch of 15,000 units in mind blowing two seconds . So far, over 350,000 people had pre-registered hoping to buy approximately 35,000 units of the smartphone.In an Interview Xiaomi’s vice president of international operations, Hugo Barra, today apologized for frustrating consumers in India and admitted that the company underestimated demand in the country. “We apologize for frustrating consumers in India and I say that with a hand on my heart. We are doing everything possible to improve,” Barra said in a telephonic interview. Xiaomi is known for organizing flash sales where its devices are picked up in minutes but India is the first market where the sale h...