Apple has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America on its Maps service for users in the United States, following Google in complying with 
Donald Trump's executive order on the Great Lake. Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario, while those outside the two countries will see both names, TechCrunch reported. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the president had reached out to Apple directly about the change.
What prompted the renaming? The order, which TechCrunch reported was signed on August 27, gives the Interior Department 30 days to update the lake's name in the federal geographic names database. It followed the collapse of trade talks between the two countries in late August, after which Washington imposed new 50% tariffs on $20bn worth of Canadian goods, the BBC reported. Google made the same switch for US users last week, saying its maps reflect name changes in official government sources, and both companies relabelled the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America last year.
How has Canada responded? Canada has said it will impose "dollar for dollar" counter-tariffs, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has told the Trump administration to "start being serious" before talks can restart, the BBC reported. A new sign installed at the lake reads "Lake Ontario. Now and Always." "Just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we've set up this sign to remind them, it's Lake Ontario, now and forever," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said.
How did MapQuest and the public react? MapQuest, which said it would not rename the lake, rose to No. 1 on the US App Store on Tuesday, ahead of ChatGPT, TechCrunch reported. Sensor Tower estimated 632,000 US downloads since the order was issued, while MapQuest put its installs across the US and Canada at more than 1.5 million. An Ipsos/Reuters poll published Tuesday found 63% of respondents opposed the renaming and 14% supported it, The Hill reported, with a majority also opposing the additional tariffs on Canada.
Figures referenced: Donald Trump. — JudgeMarket.
