I've never understood all the praise Netflix gets for technical excellence (not that they're bad) for running a video streaming site while Youtube does the same

I've never understood all the praise Netflix gets for technical excellence (not that they're bad) for running a video streaming site while Youtube does the same thing about as well with the added difficulty of taking in user submitted video with all the technical and legal troubles that entails. I'm far from one to praise Google, but Youtube is an amazing service.