Owyn_Merrilin said:

Drifter1989 said:

I think these DVD re releases are a lucas attempt at trying to trick people to buy altered versions. I've seen a few DVD releases claiming to be 'origonal versions' but weren't unaltered.

The DVDs that claim to be the original that you're thinking of are probably the 2006 release.

Actually I think he's referring to the fact that Lucasfilm insists on using the term "Original Trilogy" to talk about any release of the Special Editions (to distinguish them from the Prequel Trilogy), when it's perfectly logical for Star Wars fans to interpret "Original Trilogy" to mean the original films, to distinguish them from the Special Editions. That difference in interpretation has certainly padded their sales figures with accidental sales.

While I think the "Original Trilogy" term is vague enough, I think the fact that they no longer use the words "Special Edition" anywhere on the packaging definitely qualifies as a bait-and-switch.