Actually Google purchased Android back in 2005 (pre iOS), Android Inc was founded in 2003. Amazing how good Google is at "copying" things before they were created.
http://random.andrewwarner.com/what...d-like-before-and-after-the-launch-of-iphone/
That was after google purchased it. Remember Eric Schmidt was on the board of directors at apple and was privy to all iPhone development. I'll research what android was like before google purchased it as well later.