EasyJet Baggage rules - Confusing.

I have several flights in the next few weeks so I've been reading up on cabin baggage rules... it seems they're getting so restrictive to the point of being ridiculous.

One of my flights is with Swiss, operated by Helvetic Airways. Helvetic's cabin baggage allowance is 5kg . That is absurd - my laptop bag weighs 2.4kg without anything in it!