As I said before, the EU was pretty much sanctioned and paid fan fiction. I seriously doubt anyone who made the franchise cared what went into it as long as they got Mount Fuji in money back.

As gor JJ Abrams, he basically said he wanted to make Star Trek movies for people who don't watch Star Trek and I don't think he was a fan when he was picked to direct. Naming his two Star Trek movies as the only examples of his track record of butchering classics is kind of underwhelming. The dude's a good director, as far as Hollywood and most movie watchers are concerned. He's one of those guys who has a way of making a shitload of money for just about every movie he makes, and that lets him make movies he wants to, not necessarily the typical "safe bets". He's a lot like Christopher Nolan in that regard.

Besides, the internet has this horrible habit of judging things harshly before even seeing the product. I wonder how many people remember the shitstorm over Heath Ledger being cast as the Joker, for instance. It's like Ben Affleck being Batman. We don't know until the movie is out.

As well, like I mentioned, the Star Trek reboots were pretty much Star Wars movies. I'm sure it'll be fine.