Lucas was also mad because Fox pressured him into putting SW out on VHS/BAta back in the early 80s to almost singlehandedly get that medium going. Home video owes a lot to that first release of SW, and GL was angry that he was used in that way, so its one of the main reasons he has held off on DVD because he didn't want to do that again.

Ironicaly the Matrix was the film that did for DVD what SW did for VHS/BATA

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But since he hasn't done any of that, I have to conclude that Lucas is simply doing what he wants to do and anybody who doesn't like that can go to hell, in his opinion.

Agreed. And I think GLs belief in his artistic ideals (misguided as they may be) overpowers his marketing savy (ruthless as it may be at times).

I don't think GL is greedy, but at the same time he;s not above milking things.