Well, if they advertised the changes to the SE in 97, why wasn't it mentioned that you'd never see the OOT again unless it was in a very bad form? Many people saw the SE as a gimmick, not as replacement for the movies already established. This also confirms my point that Lucas made a lazy transfer of the OOT so that we would be convinced NOT to buy it, making it the Catch-22 of preserving the OOT.
BTW, how were you able to refit the GOUT into anamorphic with copy-protected media? Just asking.