Microsoft’s Cesar Menendez says that tomorrow the suggested retail price of Microsoft’s Zune personal media players will be cut to $199. As Menendez suggests, it’s just part of the lifecycle as new Zune models are expected shortly for the holiday shopping season and the day of Apple’s new iPod announcements is as good a time as any to reveal it. I would also observe that at many retailers (e.g. Amazon) the price is already hovering around $200.