Even when Apple loses, it still wins. The well-buffed image of the world's most valuable company has been scuffed in recent months by investigative reports and activist campaigns—not to mention partially fabricated one-man plays and radio programs —calling attention to the health and safety violations, long hours, and low wages at the Chinese factories that make its products. Read the New York Times ' long story on Foxconn, Apple's largest supplier, and you won't be able to hold an iPad without feeling a soupcon of guilt.