H'mmm so if some one like Omron sold a MN1400 with a Omron shelve on it Richard would still buy his batteries from Omron?

It's a bit like purchasing Yaesu batteries, if you know that a particular companies battery is a Yaesu I can't see any point in purchasing from the manufacturer far better getting it from EuroEnergy. In the same line if you know that a company uses a particular model of Moltech smartcell it's far better to get it direct.