Product Difference Ledger
Fictional product leadership journal
Why five client forks remained after a consolidation
This illustrative interview examines the decision to move sixteen runnable branches to six while retaining five justified specialist versions. Yunqiao explains the client review, the continuing ownership and the limits of a maintenance-effort observation. The discussion treats variation as a product and commercial question rather than a repository count. It is a fictional editorial placement, with no claim of real publication, independent validation or an expected saving for another company.