MapQuest Climbs to App Store Top After Refusing Lake Ontario Rename
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MapQuest's iOS app jumped to the top of Canada's free App Store charts and climbed in the U.S. after the company refused to rename 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' following a Trump executive order; Google Maps shows the renamed label in the U.S. while MapQuest keeps its original names. MapQuest says hundreds of thousands have downloaded the app since Thursday and usage is up roughly 50x as of Aug. 30, per remarks from GM Doug Berger.
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