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MapQuest jumped to the No. 1 spot on the US Apple App Store after defying President Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” while Google Maps briefly aligned for US users and Apple Maps continued to show Lake Ontario; the saga has boosted MapQuest usage amid limited public support for the renaming and ongoing political backlash.
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.