Does anyone know if any of the features that didn't work with the iphone on the first band work with the second? For example the quick replys, or the keyboard?
I'm not so sure that's true. For example my non apple Bluetooth headphones are able to activate Siri. I spoke to an employee at the microsoft store last week and he said its microsofts doing to try and push non microsoft phone users to get a Microsoft phone. Which makes sense but Microsoft knows they can't steal apples customers so their best bet would be to allow the features to work and get more revenue from more people buying the band.
I'm not so sure that's true. For example my non apple Bluetooth headphones are able to activate Siri. I spoke to an employee at the microsoft store last week and he said its microsofts doing to try and push non microsoft phone users to get a Microsoft phone. Which makes sense but Microsoft knows they can't steal apples customers so their best bet would be to allow the features to work and get more revenue from more people buying the band.
I cannot imagine any scenario that would have Microsoft (or Apple) allowing Siri to access the Band, or Cortana for iOS (rumored to be in production) to do the same thing. Sure, Bluetooth headphones might be able to do this, but they're not directly competing with Windows Phones or iPhones. Microsoft already has allowed for basic interactions between iOS/Android and the Band; anything more than that likely will require a user to buy a Windows Phone. Now, if Microsoft ditches phones altogether, more access might take place. Other than that, what we see is what we'll get.