I can confirm he has never considered that.
Tries to claim others are making a strawman, then immediately goes on to make a strawman. Or 10.
Uh, Blizzard is literally selling it as a game that tries both stay true to the original experience, but allows for changes to cater to a wider audience. They have said that again and again, most recently in a forum thread around here. And have already implemented such changes.
The entire point is that the Original version would not be kept updated.