He invited China to share in this vision, while jabbing at it for perceived protectionism.

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In the tech world, Facebook finally launched its iPad App, jabbing at Apple by opening its platform to mobile developers.

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But McCain has this curious way of simply jabbing: He jabs, then he kind of walks away after it's parried, and he never delivers the real blow.

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Of course, the unenlightened could stumble sometimes, burning their tongues, or jabbing in a fork after only one minute of silent contemplation, which bent the prongs and sprayed the soup over the keyboard.

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"If there were a company out there that was about to do to its competitors what we're going to do to our competitors, I'd buy its stock, " says the 60-year-old chief executive, jabbing his finger.

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First, companies must take care not to put customers in "unforeseen" danger, assuming that those customers act in a "reasonable" manner when using a product or service. (Repeatedly jabbing a bottle of Coca-Cola in your eye and suing for damages probably wouldn't fly in court, for example).

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