MapQuest's App Surges to No. 1 In Navigation After Refusing to Rename Lake Ontario
MapQuest's refusal to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" has sent its app surging up the charts, making it the No. 1 navigation app in the U.S. and driving "hundreds of thousands" of new downloads. In contrast, Google Maps announced on Saturday that it was complying with the Trump administration's name change. TechCrunch reports: The "OG of online mapping," as the company calls itself,…
MapQuest's navigation app experienced a surge in popularity after deciding not to comply with Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America." As a result, the app became the #1 navigation app in the U.S., driving hundreds of thousands of new downloads. The company's CEO, Doug Berger, explained that they chose to maintain the original name to remain part of the conversation and offer users familiar names. In contrast, Google Maps announced on Saturday that it would comply with the name change.
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- Google Maps Renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' - But Only for U.S. Users tech.slashdot.org
- Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario as Google Maps changes name 9to5mac.com
- Google Maps has another “America” on the map, and Canadians aren’t amused digitaltrends.com
- Canadian sites display 'Lake America' despite Google’s US-only change israelnationalnews.com
- Google Maps will show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’ freemalaysiatoday.com
- MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario techcrunch.com
- Google renames Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' after Trump order news.sky.com
- Lake Ontario is now ‘Lake America’ on Google Maps, but not for everyone androidauthority.com
