msycamore said:

I don't believe these kind of things is done to give fans the middle finger, just take a look at what was done to the trilogy in '97...

No doubt some of those alterations were nothing more than terrible decisions and a clear lack of understanding what made the films special to people over the years. And I agree that he's been profit-first, art-second since about 1980.

However, The NOOO in the 6th film has been ridiculed so thoroughly, that I honestly believe adding it to the Original Trilogy was a finger to the fans who made fun of it.

Just as I think his designing & selling the T-shirts that say Han Shot First were also a big "fuck you" to anyone who dared question his altering of the cantina scene - the very scene that established Han as a character.