Strange, about 11 years ago you had this to say..
Eleven years ago this was information that was being shared publically by one or more of the AFCI manufacturers. Since that time, the product standard and technology has gone through at least three revisions to address this and other unwanted tripping issues.
In many cases, it has been found the appliance itself was not to standard and therefore would present an operational characteristic that would fall into the AFCI's trip zone. Many of these have been addressed.
At one point in the history of AFCI technology, there were really only four contributors. These four companies had to invent the technology and figure out nearly independently how to meet the product standard's performance requirements. Since that time, the AFCI market has expanded from the original four circuit breaker manufacturers to the receptacle manufacturers, component manufacturers, the PV industry, and the appliance industry.
All these new companies have brought to the table some fresh ideas, new techniques, and innovated concepts to help move the technology forward. At the same time, appliances manufacturers and their product standards have been caught-up to speed.
My cell phone from eleven years ago can't do what my current iPhone can now. This is how technology works in time.