Lucas SWORE he wouldn't release them. So did he cave in to pressure? Did he come see the light? Perhaps. but... the cynic in me wonders if this wasn't a slick marketing move. tell people that thee special editions are the only version he will release, convince everyone who wants it to buy it. and then release the originals, and get more money.

On the other hand, he's richer then god, so he has no need to...

Whatever. He's releasing them and I'm happy (and they'll actually have both the original and the SE on the disc which is great, cause I've never seen the SE ROTJ and I am curious to see it...