I felt that someone should do a good free Internet bridge game, and I felt I am one of the few people with the necessary time, inclination, and programming skills. Competition is healthy. But any exciting features we have that they do not have will put pressure on them to improve their programs as well. Furthermore, you can imagine they will have to think twice as hard about their high prices. In general, the huge growth in popularity and commercialization of the Internet over the past few years is somewhat scary.
Floater is a throwback to the old cooperative and fun spirit of the net.
An Internet bridge game isn't an impossibly difficult project. My focus is on getting the program in shape for the new releases. Have fun with it. Help establish a friendly atmosphere. Help test the releases.