Determining optimal update frequency for software application updates

A software application update data processing system comprising:

• a host computer comprising at least one processor and memory;
• a software application installed in the host computer;
• an installer coupled to the software application and executing in the memory of the host computer;
• and,
• a configurable updating prompting module coupled to the installer, the module comprising program code enabled to receive an update for the software application along with a set of ratings for the update, to compare in memory of the computer the set of ratings with a pre-stored threshold, and to prompt in the computer to apply the update to the software application responsive to the set of ratings meeting the pre-stored threshold.

A computer program product for configurably recommending a software application update, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code for receiving an update for a software application along with a set of ratings for the update;
• computer readable program code for comparing in memory of a computer the set of ratings with a pre-stored threshold;
• and,
• computer readable program code for prompting in the computer to apply the update to the software application responsive to the set of ratings meeting the pre-stored threshold.