Not just former empoyees, one of DAZ founders, Chris Creek is behind Dawn. They all waited till their respective non-compete contract clauses expired. 

Not disgruntled, just dong their jobs. All those guys invested their lifetime and careers into posedom. They are just continuing their work.

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Renderosity Store  Personal nick: Conniekat8
Hi, my name is "No, Bad Kitteh, NOO", what's yours?