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MapQuest hits No. 1 on App Store after refusing to rename Lake Ontario
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Thirty years after launching during the dot-com boom, MapQuest has a new roadmap to success.
Key facts
- The digital mapping company is now the top free app in the Apple App Store after declining to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America," despite President Trump signing an executive order last week
- The White House didn't address whether MapQuest's decision not to change Lake Ontario's name violates Mr. Trump's executive order
- Google Maps announced over the weekend that it was updating its maps to reflect Mr. Trump's new name for Lake Ontario, which straddles the border between New York and the Canadian province of Ontario
- As of late Tuesday, Apple's web version of its map had changed Lake Ontario to Lake America, although some phones still showed the name as Lake Ontario
Summary
The digital mapping company is now the top free app in the Apple App Store after declining to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America," despite President Trump signing an executive order last week to change its name. "The surge follows MapQuest's decision to keep the historical, familiar names for lakes and gulfs on its maps," the company said Monday in a press release. MapQuest disclosed its decision on social media on Aug. 27, posting "We're not changing it," the same day Mr. Trump signed the order directing the name change. "We are aware that Lake Ontario is being correctly labeled on our map," the company later posted.