Yeah the distinction is pretty irrelevant, the point is that people were annoyed enough by the X1 to not buy the console through their own choice (or to voice their opinions). Telling people to boycott, IMO, seems a bit like something you'd do about something that wasn't important enough for people to care about in the first place (or at least not care enough about to boycott it without being asked to).
While it's bad news, any boycott regarding this just won't do anything. Most people probably wouldn't care, let alone even come to know about this information.