If it's going to be digital anyway.... (Score 1)

then why not offer players the ability to run their online campaigns using any of the existing rulesets? The basic game mechanics will be the same, it's mainly a matter of tweaking the stats and character/monster classes. And I would have to believe downgrading the governing software from 4.0 to 1st edition or second would not be difficult. And that is WotC doesn't do it, some enterprising young coder will....