The present invention relates to dispositioning state changes for applications. An application can be executed with different behaviors depending on the resources available to the application. The application can be executed with one behavior based on the availability of a specified resource and can be executed with another different behavior when a change in availability of the specified resource is detected. A configuration can be applied to an application based on a fist defined state for the application. Applying the configuration causes the application to execute with a first behavior. A change in available resources defines a second state for the application. The change in available resources is dispositioned (e.g., stored or discarded) in accordance with a policy based on a determine context for the second state.