MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario
MapQuest's app has surged to the top of the Apple App Store's navigation category after refusing to rename Lake Ontario.
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MapQuest's app has become the No. 1 navigation app in the Apple App Store. The surge in downloads follows the company's decision to defy a request to rename Lake Ontario. Coverage does not yet specify the origin of the renaming order.
The Verge and TechCrunch attribute the surge in downloads to MapQuest's refusal to rename Lake Ontario. Yahoo Finance notes that this surge occurs 30 years after MapQuest invented online mapping. Whalesbook and TipRanks also cover the surge, with TipRanks citing System1's declaration of MapQuest's No. 1 status.
The renaming order's origin and the specifics of MapQuest's refusal are not detailed in coverage. The duration of MapQuest's No. 1 status and the impact on other navigation apps are also unknown.
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Who reported it (7)
- Mapquest declines to adopt Trump's ‘Lake America' order: ‘We're not changing it' NBC Los Angeles · 3h ago
- MapQuest Surges to No. 1 in the Apple App Store, 30 Years After Inventing Online Mapping Business Wire · 3h ago
- MapQuest Surges to No. 1 in the Apple App Store, 30 Years After Inventing Online Mapping Yahoo Finance · 3h ago
- MapQuest Downloads Surge After Defying Lake Renaming Order Whalesbook · 3h ago
- System1 says MapQuest ‘No.1’ navigation app in Apple app stor TipRanks · 3h ago
- MapQuest downloads surge after refusing to rename Lake Ontario. The Verge · 3h ago
- MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario TechCrunch · 3h ago
The obvious questions
What caused MapQuest's app to surge in the Apple App Store?
MapQuest's app surged to No. 1 in the Apple App Store's navigation category after refusing to rename Lake Ontario.
How long has MapQuest been in the online mapping business?
Yahoo Finance notes that the surge occurs 30 years after MapQuest invented online mapping.
Which outlets are covering MapQuest's surge?
The Verge, TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance, Whalesbook and TipRanks are covering MapQuest's surge.
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