ChainsawAsh said:

No one would have cared about the workprint version, though. Nobody expected it to be released until it was announced.

I agree. It's a totally different situation. Blade Runner was a respected, finished entity long before most people even knew about the Workprint. As such, including it on the home release was just icing on the cake.

The theatrical version of Star Wars is the universally loved, culture-changing version that the director is intentionally keeping from the fan base - while constantly lying about why.