All in all, it had been some exciting news when I first heard that Star Wars would be released on BR..... uhhh.... BD. Well, because, you know, it's Star Wars on Blu-ray. (Oh boy, this one gets never old.)

But nevertheless, it was total let down from the first day to the final release. I love Star Wars and I can live with the Prequels. But these constant changes can mean only one thing.
Invasion...

GL will invade every home video release of Star Wars with yet another change. And I bet that the rock formation R2 is hiding behind is the first change of what we will see in the 3D version of ANH. Makes total sense, cause (I saw some of the scenes on youtube - so the limited quality might prove me wrong) that shot has a clear foreground, middle and background. Perfect for 3D. Jabba's gate is basically the same thing though in a very crude form (which is not to say that we will see a better version of that scene in the 3D version, 'cause every change so far could have been done better by a six year old with a broken C64).

Anyway, the threat by LFL (I am not sure if it is a threat or a blessing) to not release the OT in 3D without the success of the PT is irrelevant. Because, you know what, it' Star Wars in 3D and after that it will be Star Wars in 3D on BD. That has cash cow written all over it. And after that, the people will willingly buy the 4K version. GL has created something that I didn't think was possible: unlimited, unconditional demand (for a lot of 'fans').

The following is off-topic:

Blu-ray in general
Blu-ray hasn't been the revelation I expected it to be. I imagined separate tracks for music, sound effects and voices. Which could be mixed on the fly which would have been awesome (not only for fan edits but for the hard of hearing (I agree that it would be a sacrilege to watch Star Wars without the score but it might prove to be a little more comfortable for anyone who has a hard time understanding the dialogue over the music. I would have really loved this feature.