MapQuest stood up to President Donald Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards.
The “OG of online mapping,” as the company calls itself, announced on Thursday that it would not change the name of Lake Ontario on its maps to Lake America, despite Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to update the lake’s name in the U.S. geographic naming service. As a result, MapQuest’s mobile app downloads soared, sending the iOS app to the No. 4 position on the U.S. App Store’s Top Charts for apps (not including games) as of Monday morning on the U.S. east coast.
MapQuest also reached the No. 8 position overall in the U.S. App Store across both apps and games, and it became the No. 1 Navigation app in the United States.
I’m not self-hosting anything. I’m not into all that.
That’s what the monopolies hope.
Ok, cool comment.
That’s a choice you make. But you can’t say you wish there was a competitor and then when one is presented you scoff at it.
That’s not a competitor if you have to self host. I self host it to move away from Google but I would not call it a competitor.
Are you dense? I wished for a competitor, you mentioned a completely different solution. That’s like me saying I want a Big Mac, and then you giving me a recipe to make a hamburger at home. Like, yeah, I’m sure it’s better, but I’m not cooking that shit.
You not making food at home is again, your choice.
A Big Mac and a hamburger at home are still both foods.
Keep doing them mental gymnastics.
“I wish there was a good console competitor for Sony and Xbox.”
“Here’s a pen and paper, play tic tac toe.”
You ARE an idiot. Oh, dear lord, it’s like talking to a wall.