Remember when Windows Media tried to take over the world? Microsoft's still at it.

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What? Today's video isn't about the Steam Deck? That's right. Today we're taking a trip down memory lane to explore one of Microsoft's worst technologies and the spirit of the WMV format still hangs around and makes Microsoft money.

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