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MapQuest GM goes where his app says: Lake Ontario
The mapping company said the original name preserves user familiarity and navigation integrity, and its refusal drew 3 million new app downloads.
- On Thursday, MapQuest General Manager Doug Berger visited Toronto, reinforcing his company's decision to maintain the Lake Ontario name despite President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the body of water Lake America.
- Following Trump's executive order christening the lake Lake America, MapQuest posted a map of Lake Ontario with the caption, "We're not changing it," within minutes of the announcement.
- While Google and Apple adopted Lake America for United States users, MapQuest's refusal attracted 3 million new downloads, with many users supporting the company's commitment to integrity and independence.
- Berger explained the decision was a "pretty easy decision," citing Canada's proximity and noting the renaming "didn't make a whole lot of sense" as reasons for the company's stand.
- Thirty years after being spun out of R.R. Donnelley & Sons, the California-based company maintains roughly 50 staff, allowing MapQuest to act independently compared to tech giants with thousands of mapping employees.
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MapQuest GM goes where his app says: Lake Ontario – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — When MapQuest’s general manager woke up in Toronto on Thursday morning, the Texan visiting for a conference knew he couldn’t leave without visiting one place. Doug Berger made a beeline south from his hotel, wandering past the dock where the ill-fated Captain John’s restaurant used to moor and heading deeper toward the city’s shoreline. The vast body of water he arrived at — Lake Ontario — was an essential stop for Berger because it ma…
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