JC Decaux Obviously Doesn’t Want Good Publicity

Now I am not privy to all the inner workings and details of JC Decaux‘s contract / agreement with Dublin City Council…

However …

Fusio, a web development company based in Dublin, released an iPhone application for the Dublin bike scheme. From all reviews I’ve heard of the app it was professional and very slick ie. it reflected well on the bike scheme and anyone involved with it. So I was more than a little taken aback when someone linked to this page on the Fusio site.

There’s more coverage in The Irish Times

The question you’d have to ask is, are JC Decaux for real? (to use the vernacular)

Update: Included link to Irish Times piece – I forgot earlier!

Update 2 – Another article in The Irish Times. This time they’re quoting TJ McIntyre. Seems that legally JC Decaux wouldn’t have grounds for a case…

Update 3 – Now it seems that JC Decaux are going to offer their own app, but it’s not clear if the functionality will be any different to the Fusio app or if it will be free or paid. Based on their “wonderful” handling of the situation with Fusion I wouldn’t hold my breath