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Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again

Washington Post Politics·September 1, 2026·1 min read

MapQuest, the 30-year-old navigation tool, became Apple's No. 1 free app as of Tuesday after Apple rebuffed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario. The surge in popularity follows the company's refusal to comply with the order, boosting the app's downloads significantly.

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