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MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation in the Apple App Store, after refusing to rename Lake Ontario (www.businesswire.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1371422/mapquests-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario

Source: MapQuest on Bluesky

MapQuest also released an online tool that lets you jokingly rename Lake Ontario to whatever you want it to be, then share the results on social media.

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[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

Geez what a joke. Thanks for explaining it