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Re:Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-... by danik on Thursday November 14, 2013 @02:27PM (#6734827)
That's a very weird view of things. Do you really think this rule exists without a reason? Why not just follow the rules and turn your devices off, it's not going to hurt you, but a crash could.
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Re:Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-... by noarchy on Thursday November 14, 2013 @03:39PM (#6735384)
Some might find, on the other hand, that it is a very weird view to not question rules before obeying them. For many readers here, there has no doubt been some awareness of the questions surrounding these flight rules, since this sort of topic (it's about our gizmos!) is going to be front-and-centre for many of us.
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Re:Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-... by CamperBob2 on Friday November 15, 2013 @12:49AM (#6737963)
Do you really think this rule exists without a reason?

Yes, which is why we're getting rid of it now.

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Re:Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-... by kalleboo on Friday November 15, 2013 @02:55AM (#6738246)
The rule existed due to uncertainty. We have now eliminated that uncertainty.
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