You're masquerading a religious issue (absoluteness of control of execution of compiled code on device) as a security issue.
It is really simple: By requiring signed binaries, it significantly raises the barrier of entry to malware authors.
Does it solve it? No. Also no one said it did. But it certainly makes it less of a free for all.
Do I trust Apple to make sound decisions to prevent myself from being owned by some random s-kiddie (without talent)? Yes. They have demonstrated they are serious about a robust defense of the user's privacy and device security.
It is really simple: By requiring signed binaries, it significantly raises the barrier of entry to malware authors.
Does it solve it? No. Also no one said it did. But it certainly makes it less of a free for all.
Do I trust Apple to make sound decisions to prevent myself from being owned by some random s-kiddie (without talent)? Yes. They have demonstrated they are serious about a robust defense of the user's privacy and device security.
Just my $.02