The difference is a very fine line as the accusations were about re-releasing for the purpose of making money.
That was hardly the only criticism, and I wouldn't even say it was the major criticism. Do you really believe there would be as much vitriol toward Lucas if he hadn't added new special effects in the cheesiest way possible and made Greedo shoot first and then totally undermined the magic of the original trilogy with the crappy prequels and then went on to ruin Indiana Jones as well, having learned nothing from the feedback?
