MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump’s Lake Ontario order
Summary
MapQuest, an online mapping app, became the most downloaded navigation app in the US after it refused to follow President Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America." While Google Maps complied with the renaming for US users and Apple is still deciding, MapQuest kept the original lake name and saw a big increase in app downloads.Key Facts
- President Trump issued an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America."
- Google Maps changed the lake name to "Lake America" for US users; Apple Maps has not yet changed it.
- MapQuest kept using the original name, Lake Ontario, despite the order.
- MapQuest topped the Apple App Store navigation category in the US after this decision.
- The app’s downloads increased to about 50 times the normal rate.
- Only 14% of Americans support renaming Lake Ontario, and 57% oppose Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods.
- MapQuest offers users a tool to create their own name for the lake.
- A large sign reading "Lake Ontario – Now and Always" was put up in Ontario, Canada, to oppose the name change.
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