dang. there's so much retro packaging around now that you could do a whole ANS set and everyone would think it was an Old School set
You're right... and it's pretty fantastic... if you're into that sort of thing. Which, ahem, I am.
Not sure if you guys saw it, but Target even had retro Downy, Bounce, and one other product in that vein. They didn't match the old package size or plastic bottle shape, but they used all of the 70's graphics on current package sizes.
As for old vs. new? Is there really any room for criticism?
You can weigh the merits of artwork and how folks buy them, how they're distributed - and there's certainly some interesting discussion there, as there is with comparing 45's to iTunes. Nothing wrong with choosing one over the other, or both, or neither, is there? To each their own.
However, when you start claiming one is intrinsically better, more important, or more valuable than the other - you've simply bought into an myth that only stands if people believe it. The value of collectibles is completely about what value we ascribe to them - the value comes from us - not the things. By themselves, they're just old ephemera. Most of which is trash. And lets face it, that's still how most people feel about the things we collect. Which, I think, is perfectly fine.