Well, alright, so one way or another it seems as if his mind changes on the outside. I think we can agree there. So, then the question is whether or not buying these DVDs and making them successful will somehow induce such a perceived change.

I don't think so. It should be obvious to Lucas already that there is a market for the original trilogy. Even if stupid fans supposedly like the SEs more, there are still enough of us purists who want the originals that a restored version would make easy profits. His earlier taunting excuse about this being a test is meaningless to me.