Why does setting XMLHttpRequest responseType before calling open throw?

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Running new XMLHttpRequest().responseType = "json" in the console throws an "InvalidStateError" exception in Firefox 26 and IE11 but not in Chrome 31.

Why?

The Spec states that setting responseType

throws an "InvalidStateError" exception if the state is LOADING or DONE.

but in this case the state is UNSENT.

What's going on?

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