The first Mac did more than just make Xerox's file-and-folders desktop metaphor popular;

第一台苹果电脑不仅仅使施乐公司的文件和文件夹桌面逐渐流行；

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Flowing - "we're now into a new metaphor for the web," Kelly says noting that we started with the desktop on computers, then pages for the web.

流动化-我们现在正进入一个网络的新寓言时代，凯利说道。我们从电脑上的桌面开始，再到网页的浏览。

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The answer again goes back to the global metaphor of the desktop.

答案又要追溯到整体桌面隐喻。

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The Apple system transformed the desktop metaphor into virtual reality by allowing you to directly touch, manipulate, drag, and relocate things.

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Microsoft is already taking a bit of a gamble with the new user interface that drives Windows 8, although the comfortable desktop metaphor is available as a safety net.

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