I suppose Criterion also deemed re-using this basis good enough rather than commissionning a new restoration (or waiting for one to be so). And I'm not saying it's "bad" overall, as something I would score poorly, just that this obviously doesn't look like something done newly, but instead bears...
Yes, this is indeed the same basis that what was used for the Criterion DVD * check notes * in 2008. Sadly not brand new, but also sadly visibly dated in several aspects.