The thing is - Rage didn't really BEAT X Factor because it was not a natural rise to the top. All it means is that next year you'll have to choose another song to desperately buy to put to the top.
Real music hasn't won the day because pop wasn't beaten on it's own terms - if this was a brand new Rage, or anyone, track that shot to the top because of how brilliant it was then THAT would be amazing. But to get there on the back of a Facebook campaign just proves that some people don't like Simon Cowell - which we all already knew.