Microsoft announces holiday Vista plans ... sort of

Well, the expected coupons haven't shown up (at least not yet). Here's what Microsoft has to say about the availability of Vista-compatible products this holiday season:

More than 250 hardware and software products from over 50 industry partners have received either the Certified for Windows Vista logo or the Works with Windows Vista logo created to help consumers more easily identify software and devices that are compatible with the new operating system. The Works with Windows Vista logo helps ensure compatibility, and the Certified for Windows Vista logo indicates that a particular software or device will help deliver a superior end-user experience when used with a PC running a Windows Vista operating system.

[The] NVIDIA GeForce® graphics cards; Logitech’s Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser®, MX Revolution Mouse®, ChillStream game pad® and QuickCam Ultra Vision®; and the InterVideo® WinDVD® and WinDVD Creator® ... represent a sampling of the many devices and applications Microsoft’s partners are releasing today and in the coming months that take advantage of new features like improved graphics, increased stability and enhanced security in Windows Vista.

Products from companies such as ATI Technologies Inc., Canon Inc., Logitech and NVIDIA Corp. have qualified for the Certified for Windows Vista logo, and many others have begun the process. Products from Attachmate Corp., Belkin Corp., Buffalo, Computer Associates Inc., Corel Corp., D-Link Systems Inc., Epson, Fujifilm, Hauppage Computer Works Inc., HP, Lexmark, Logitech, Microsoft Hardware, Microsoft Office, NetPro Computing Inc., Nero AG, Olympus, Riverdeep Interactive Learning Ltd., SanDisk Corp., Seagate Technology Inc., Symantec Corp., Trend Micro Inc., Viewsonic Corp., Workshare Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and other companies are expected to a Windows Vista logo within the Windows Vista launch time frame.

Microsoft is taking steps to ensure that consumers can buy PCs now that will be ready for the launch of Windows Vista. PCs capable of supporting Windows Vista bear the Windows Vista Capable logo. Consumers can feel confident in purchases they make today due to the broad availability of Windows Vista Capable PCs that are capable of running Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, identified as Premium Ready PCs.

Hey, that's nice. Where are the coupons?