Downloading Windows Media Player on Mac

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I'm trying to download Windows Media Player but the installer file is a .sitx. I can't figure out how to install it with this. I'm very new to mac so please explain it to me so I can understand it.

You need to download and install Stuffit Expander, available free from Stuffit.com in order to open .sit (Stuffit) files.

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