In my experience, Philips is not really that bad as long as you're using the right sized driver.

I've come across a lot of screws that look like they should take a #1 bit, on account of being so small. But they actually have a #2 head, which can be driven with a #1 driver, with a lot of effort and damage to the screw head.

For such a common tool, this is a pretty major flaw in usability.