Windows Media Center was Microsoft's first failed attempt to bring the PC into the living room. More than a decade later, Microsoft is still trying and failing, recently giving up on Xbox as an entertainment hub for the average consumer.
Though Windows Media Center debuted in 2002, Microsoft's Media Center update in 2005 was the company's most embarrassing failure. Conan O'Brien hosted a chat with Bill Gates that was filled with demo fails and a blue screen of death.
"I don't know who's running things here," O'Brien quipped. "Who's in charge of Microso-- Oh."
