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Digital Deification
Digital Deification
Aug 27, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why China's ERP Industry Couldn't Build a SAP: Market Structure Over Technology

The article analyzes three decades of China's ERP market, arguing that domestic vendors failed to produce a SAP rival not due to technical gaps but because incremental market dividends, information asymmetry, and high migration costs made product excellence economically irrational — a dynamic now shifting as those structural advantages erode.

Chinese software industryERPProduct Strategy
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Why China's ERP Industry Couldn't Build a SAP: Market Structure Over Technology
Digital Planet
Digital Planet
May 16, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why Banning Middlemen Profits Leaves You Without Even a Cabbage

The article argues that the slogan “no middlemen profit” misrepresents economics, showing intermediaries cut transaction costs by about 40%, bear market, inventory and capital risks, and that every “de‑intermediation” wave actually spawns new, more efficient middlemen, especially in today’s digital commerce.

Supply Chaindigital commerceeconomics
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Why Banning Middlemen Profits Leaves You Without Even a Cabbage
DataFunTalk
DataFunTalk
Apr 17, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why China Can’t Replicate Palantir: Ecosystem, Capital, and Market Barriers

China’s inability to produce a Palantir‑style company stems not from technical shortcomings but from a mismatched ecosystem—lack of In‑Q‑Tel‑like venture backing, restrictive capital structures, project‑based procurement, and divergent market rules—making the American model unfit for Chinese soil.

AIBusiness ModelChina
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Why China Can’t Replicate Palantir: Ecosystem, Capital, and Market Barriers
Chen Tian Universe
Chen Tian Universe
Oct 28, 2025 · Product Management

Unlocking Installment Payments: Inside Consumer Finance Structures

This article explains the fundamentals of installment payments, traces the evolution of consumer finance in China, outlines the main market operation models, describes the industry’s structural participants, and details the product ecosystem and roles of product managers within the sector.

Financial ServicesProduct Managementconsumer finance
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Unlocking Installment Payments: Inside Consumer Finance Structures