Nowhere does it say Windows Blue will include the Start button. It's purely speculation based on this: "In a separate interview with Mary-Jo Foley, Reller said

Nowhere does it say Windows Blue will include the Start button. It's purely speculation based on this: "In a separate interview with Mary-Jo Foley, Reller said simply that Blue would “address customer feedback” Microsoft has received on Windows 8 and Windows RT." A poor article with a sensationalist headline against MS: great for HN! Edit: at the time of this comment, the submission title was "Microsoft: All RIGHT, you can have your Start button back"