With that kind of list, it sure sounds like Hendrich's describing a human. Which is precisely what she and her team set out to do during Cortana's development; create an AI with human-like qualities. Microsoft's decision to infuse Cortana with a personality stemmed from one end goal: user attachment.
Kris Kringle. Kris Kringle may refer to: Santa Claus, by assimilation in the United States of the separate German tradition below Kris Kringle, the lead character in Miracle on 34th Street. Christkind (or Christkindl), the Austrian and German Christmas gift-bringer, the Christ Child.
(January 2016) Kris Kross was an American hip hop duo formed in the early 1990s and consisting of Chris Mac Daddy Kelly and Chris Daddy Mac Smith. The duo hit worldwide status with their 1992 smash hit, Jump, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and was certified double platinum as a single.