Dark is composed of some of the smartest minds in crypto. I am sure Darksend+ beats that old cryptonote system by far. That is why they made it.
They know the downfall of cryptonote system and others and is building a better coin then even bitcoin. (lets be real ,@cinamon_carter Bitcoin has all the hype.)
DRK is at its ground floor right now and cloak is a big distraction.
 
Compare even bit to dark you'll see DRK is a serious coin going serious high in the future for the fact that we know the creator has a financial adviser license.
Cloak Dev and most others have nothing to show for himself and not be in-charge of millions of dollars of other peoples money.
Its so early, We don't even know the Darkcoin Team's grand plan yet.