Because peoples is annoying

Y’know, all the commenters on this post about having electronics turned off during takeoff / landing have missed the most obvious reason why airlines have such silly rules about mobile phones. It’s nothing to do with interference, or distractions, or preventing ‘missiles’ — it’s because if everyone left their phones on the cabin would be an even worse place to be stuck in. There will always be at least one mofo who will persist in having a long, shouted phone call, or play bad techno on speaker.