That's the problem, though. People DON'T have a choice. I would have no issue whatsoever if the OOT was released alongside the SE in the best quality possible.
Let's use E.T. as an example:
I have no problem with the E.T. special edition, because the DVD contained both versions in comparable quality.
But if it were announced tomorrow that E.T. was being released on Blu-Ray, but the theatrical version would not be included, I would be angry and would refuse to buy the Blu-Ray and tell others to do the same.
For another example, Blade Runner. I prefer the Final Cut to the theatrical cuts and "director's cut," but if that were the only version available I'd be very upset. Inferior though they may be, the theatrical cuts are a part of film history and should be preserved.
But it's fine because every version - including the freakin' workprint, which nobody was asking for - is included in stellar quality on the Blu-Ray set.
See, nobody really cares that Lucas wants to keep changing the films. He can do that all he wants.
What we care about is the fact that he does so at the expense of the earlier versions.
Hell, the 1997 SE has never been released on DVD, and that bothers me. I'd probably never watch it, but it really pisses me off that I can't.
Same thing with the theatrical cuts of Attack of the Clones. The only version available anywhere is a version of the DLP cut, with further alterations. The original 35mm cut has never been seen since theaters, and the original DLP cut, while not that different from the DVD cut, can't even be restored (by fans) because there's no reference available.
Same goes for The Phantom Menace. The DVD cut is not the same as the theatrical cut. The only version I own now is Adywan's reconstruction of the theatrical cut.
Hell, even Revenge of the Sith, which is almost exactly the same as the theatrical cut, isn't 100% the same - a wipe was replaced with a cut (or vice versa). While that doesn't bother me near as much, it's still not right.
I don't know how to wrap up this rant, so I'm just gonna end it here.