I wonder if they'll get anywhere - it's been reported that their apps were removed because they didn't have a Governmental VPN Licence which seems perfectly valid on Apple's part.
I think the story mixes the lawsuit story in with the story about the removal of VPN's as an example of Apple's ability to arbitrarily remove apps that meet its guidelines, not as an example of the types of apps that the plaintiffs develop...since the article mentions the cut of in-app purchases Apple takes.
It seems unlikely that Chinese developers of apps that are illegal in China would be suing Apple over their removal. But I could be wrong.
I think you're right about the conflating although now I'm doubly confused since Reuters says this started back in April - before the VPN dust-up and before the app purge in June.
> The law firm invited developers to join the complaint in April and on Tuesday filed it to China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission, which oversees antitrust matters in the country.
