The gout pretty much put everything in repective for me how little george cares for the fans who loved the originals from 1977-1983.
Someone said this on the gout in the special edition vs originals tread
"Lucasfilm held up a bold middle-finger to all the fans who campaigned for these DVD's for so long. Lucas could use the money in his pocket to pay for a remastering of these, and he's too much of a self-absorbed douche-bag to do so."