Yeah, and that's the reason I haven't bought anything Star Wars related since the late 90's. Last thing I got was the 97 SE VHS box but I was a teen back then and had no idea that it would be so much worse than the original.
I wanted to buy the GOUT in 2006 but I just couldn't, since that would've supported the 2004 SE's, and I was disappointed that the GOUT was in 4:3 letterbox.