After watching this and reading the original ending on wikepedia I rather go with the way it was suppose to end. Originally the SDF-1 wasen't totally destroyed in the original Macross in fact the ship was damaged and the crew survived. I kind of like the way it was suppose to end originally instead of this reediting of the outcome. In fact fans of Macross should go along with the way it was intended then move on to the spinoff's like Do You Remember Love?, Plus, Frontier, 7, and Zero.
Those who follow the Robotech version go along with The Masters, and The Shadow Chronicles.