New Simpsons DVD packaging?

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Years ago I bought the first two seasons of The Simpsons on DVD. They have the slide-out digipack case style where you kind of unfold it (I think that's the term, anyway).

A couple of days ago, I bought the third season at a local video store, brand new. To my dismay, the packaging is... different. Here are some pics.



I actually couldn't believe this was how you were supposed to open it, and I spent a couple minutes looking for a different way. I really hate this, because that cardboard flap will definitely get bent/creased if I'm doing this every time I want to switch a disc.



And on the inside, there's... this. It's just ugly, although I suppose it's functional enough.



I don't even see why they would change it... I guess it's more plastic, less cardboard.

I see on the bottom there's a 2011 date. Have more seasons been redone in this way? Is it likely that season 4 and onward are also like this?