Barbra Streisand had Tim Cook change iPhoneâs pronunciation of her name
Barbra Streisand is apparently famous enough to have Apple change its iPhone.
In a BBC interview to promote her new autobiography, “My Name Is Barbra,” the 81-year-old said once phoned CEO Tim Cook to complain the device was pronouncing her name wrong.
“My name isn’t spelled with a ‘Z’…It’s Strei-sand, like sand on the beach. How simple can you get? .. And Tim Cook was so lovely. He had Siri change the pronunciation… I guess that’s one perk of fame!”
“The BBC’s Mark Savage asked Siri a question about Streisand to test its delivery, and the politically active entertainer cheered in approval when the Apple’s digital assistant gave the beach-rhyming pronunciation,” The Hill reported. “Isn’t it right?” she exclaimed, before shouting, “Woo!”
Cook is a native of Baldwin County, where he attended Robertsdale High School, and graduated from Auburn University in 1982. He frequently returns to Alabama and supports causes here.