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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Make MapQuest Great Again
It’s obviously not the most important example of resistance to the Trump administration, but in its own way it’s a telling one: MapQuest has seen a surge in app downloads after the company said it will not rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, following an executive order President Donald Trump issued last week amid an […] The post Make MapQuest Great Again appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.
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...
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