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MapQuest Surges to No. 1 in the Apple App Store, 30 Years After Inventing Online Mapping
MapQuest said hundreds of thousands of users downloaded the app after it kept Lake Ontario on its maps, lifting it to No. 1 in U.S. navigation apps.
- 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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·New York, United States
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MapQuest climbed to the top of iPhone downloads after announcing that Lake Ontario would retain its name, even in the United States.
·Montreal, Canada
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Left
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- 72% of the sources lean Left
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C 22%
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