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beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation in the Apple App Store, after refusing to rename Lake Ontario

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beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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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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    Is MapQuest for Android some weird 8-bit thing, or did I just download some random app with the same name.

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      Ha — it looked like that in the AppStore too and I left when I saw the 8-bit stuff. Maybe that is their app?

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        Yeah, I googled a bit and found it is their app:

        https://help.mapquest.com/hc/en-us/articles/38308169880461-Changing-your-Questie-preferences

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