MapQuest, which was openly dismissive of the president’s 27 August executive order
directing federal agencies to refer to the smallest of the Great Lakes as “Lake America” amid a trade spat with Canada,
leapfrogged rivals Google Maps and Apple Maps to top the most-downloaded list, as first reported by TechCrunch.
The app held the No 1 spot on Apple’s App Store as of Tuesday morning, the Guardian confirmed.
Google quickly capitulated to Trump’s demand, showing Lake America to US customers,
while Apple is reportedly mulling a decision under pressure from the White House to make the same change.
But MapQuest, a 30-year-old company that bills itself as “the OG” (original) of the internet mapping era,
appears to have been rewarded for standing firm.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/mapquest-lake-ontario-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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