Software uninstallation system, method and computer program product

A non-transitory computer program storage device having stored thereon computer usable program code to cause a client computer to:

• install an update client application, the update client application capable of facilitating the installation and uninstallation of one or more updates of diverse client applications;
• identify one or more diverse client applications for which an update notification is desired;
• create an electronic message identifying the one or more diverse client applications and a user;
• send the message to a service provider computer over a network;
• install an update on the client computer, the update associated with the electronic message;
• receive a first user instruction to uninstall the update from the client computer, the first user instruction received via an interface;
• and
• uninstall the update from the client computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction.

A non-transitory computer program storage device having stored thereon computer usable program code:

• the computer usable program code to cause a service provider computer to:
• acquire information about one or more software updates for one or more client applications from diverse vendors;
• identify a user that has indicated interest in the one or more client applications;
• obtain an email address for the user;
• generate a message identifying the one or more client applications;
• and
• send the message to the user over a network;
• and
• the computer usable program code to cause a client computer to:
• install an update client application, the update client application capable of facilitating the installation and uninstallation of the one or more software updates of client applications;
• install the one or more software updates by the update client application on the client computer, the one or more software updates associated with the message;
• receive a first user instruction to uninstall the one or more software updates by the update client application from the client computer, the first user instruction received via an interface;
• and
• uninstall the one or more software updates by the update client application from the client computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction.