MapQuest climbs app charts after refusing Lake Ontario rename
MapQuest shot to the top of U.S. app charts after it publicly refused to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," despite an executive order from President Trump and new U.S. government records using the new name. MapQuest stayed with its original naming, gaining hundreds of thousands of downloads and a 50-fold spike in use. Google Maps updated the lake's name for American users. Apple Maps has not changed it as of Tuesday.
- App hit No. 1 in U.S. navigation charts
- Hundreds of thousands downloaded over weekend
- Trump ordered name changed amid U.S.-Canada trade fight
- Google Maps adopted "Lake America" for U.S. users
- Canadian officials publicly rejected the name change
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