Merge apple id -- when will this be fixed?

Question

So every time I have App updates I have to keep logging back and forth between two Apple accounts.  One account was set up a long time ago, the other a few years back when .me came about.  I've purchased apps under both ID's and for security have complex passwords, that are quite frankly a total pain to have to enter in order for updates from both accounts to be downloaded.  The standard answer on these forums that ID's cannot be merged isn't cutting it.  There needs to be a way to merge them together so you can just use one account (and password) to download updates for both accounts.  The other option would be to go through all of the original older accounts' purchased items, do a Refund to my account, and then allow me to repurchase everything on the new account that I want to keep.  At that point the older account can be deactivated for good.
When is a solution going to be available -- there are a lot of people asking for this?

Answer 1

The standard answer on these forums that ID's cannot be merged isn't cutting it. "
It is THE answer. 
" There needs to be a way to merge them together so you can just use one account (and password) to download updates for both accounts."
There is not.
" The other option would be to go through all of the original older accounts' purchased items, do a Refund to my account, and then allow me to repurchase everything on the new account that I want to keep."
Not an option either.
"When is a solution going to be available -- there are a lot of people asking for this?"
There is no reason to believe that there is a solution coming.