JJE/PSA is using the brand name, nothing more. They bought an IP asset, they did not purchase the St. Cloud facility nor the manufacturing equipment from Alabama. They’re riding on the coattails of the DPMS legacy in the minds of consumers who don’t understand the DPMS legacy.
But, in the end, a distinction without a difference, really. Different models made on different equipment by different people under ownership of a different company… but it’s pretty difficult to mess up an AR, and producing an AK, eh, there remains a market for it… doesn’t really matter what name is on the side. Not so dissimilar to what’s going on with Winchester, or what happened with Marlin multiple times - when Miroku released a new Winchester model, people still bought it, even though it had no aspect of the Winchester legacy attached to it. When Marlin released their bolt action rifles, same deal - the Remington designed and manufactured bolt guns had nothing to do with Marlin legacy, but consumers bought it…
DPMS made good products, now they don’t make anything, and someone else is making products and slapping the DPMS brand name on the side… it is what it is.