Evan and the group are focusing on the core, which is good because the DAO was prime example of what happens when you DONT.
It's also a prime example of why obscured blockchains are toast because the rot would still be in there festering and atrophying the integrity of the asset courtesy of a total absence of transparency.
You have no way to audit nefarious activity on your coin. Think what Evan could have done with a 150m crowdfunding sale, amazing what we have done on a much smaller budget.