MapQuest Soars After Refusing Lake Ontario Rename
MapQuest said 100,000s of users downloaded its app after it kept Lake Ontario’s name and released a tool for custom lake labels.
- On Monday, MapQuest secured the number one spot among free navigation apps on the App Store and Google Play, driven by downloads after refusing President Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
- President Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America sparked the dispute, prompting Google Maps to update its service for American users using official data from the Geographic Names Information System.
- Downloads pushed usage to 50 times its normal rate, propelling MapQuest to its highest chart position in the brand's 30-year history since its 1996 launch.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reported that President Trump "reached out to Apple directly" regarding the change, though Apple Maps has not updated its naming; MapQuest announced upcoming Android Auto support.
- Users are flocking to MapQuest in support, echoing backlash from when Google and Apple renamed the Gulf last year, a move that similarly drew criticism from internet users.
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MapQuest is No. 1 on the App Store after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The most popular iPhone app in the US is one that few people have thought about since dial-up internet: MapQuest.The mapping service is making a comeback on US App Stores after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name, following President Donald Trump’s executive order rebranding it as Lake The post MapQuest is No. 1 on the App Store after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name appeared first on KVIA.
MapQuest's Lake Ontario Stance Is Paying Off
MapQuest isn't budging on the names of the Great Lakes, and users are rewarding it. The mapping service says downloads have exploded after it refused to relabel Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in its maps following President Trump's Aug. 27 order to the Department of the Interior that the name...
MapQuest tops Apple, Google Maps in downloads after refusing Trump’s ‘Lake America’ change
MapQuest has surged in popularity on the app charts after the mapping service said it would not rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after President Trump signed an executive order changing its name. The company said its mobile app received hundreds of thousands of downloads after it announced Thursday that the name Lake Ontario would…
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