<p>The news comes amidst a high-profile dustup between Apple and Adobe Systems Inc, which makes the widely used Flash software to provide video and build games. <br /><br />Although Flash is nearly ubiquitous on the Internet, Apple calls it a balky battery hog and Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs will not allow Flash on the iPhone or iPad, or as a tool to build apps on those devices.<br /><br />Both Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department enforce US antitrust law, and no decision has been made on which may take the probe on Apple, said the source.</p>
<p>The news comes amidst a high-profile dustup between Apple and Adobe Systems Inc, which makes the widely used Flash software to provide video and build games. <br /><br />Although Flash is nearly ubiquitous on the Internet, Apple calls it a balky battery hog and Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs will not allow Flash on the iPhone or iPad, or as a tool to build apps on those devices.<br /><br />Both Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department enforce US antitrust law, and no decision has been made on which may take the probe on Apple, said the source.</p>