The official website of the ₹85,000 Temple wearable, backed by Deepinder Goyal, ran into an unexpected problem shortly after pre-orders opened in India. It reportedly crashed as prospective buyers rushed to check out and book the latest offering from the Zomato founder.
\n\nThe pre-order window for the wearable opened for Indian consumers on November 1 at 9:30 pm. Several users reported brief access issues as the sudden rush of visitors overwhelmed the website.
\n\nAddressing the technical difficulties in a post on X, Deepinder Goyal wrote, “Too much traffic on temple.com – we are trying to get on top of it. Orders are working on the app though.”
\n\nToo much traffic on https://t.co/hi9q1VXygW – we are trying to get on top of it. Orders are working on the app though.
\n\nDeepinder Goyal calls it a ‘rookie mistake’
\n\nHis update soon attracted attention, with users pointing out that directing customers to the app would not entirely resolve the problem if the website continued to experience problems.
\n\nResponding to the concern, Goyal admitted that the company underestimated the volume of traffic the launch would generate.
\n\n“Let’s see. We underestimated the traffic, and we don’t have an auto scale. Rookie mistake,” he wrote.
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