Merging Multiple Apple IDs

As we all know, Apple will not merge multiple Apple IDs you may have used over the years. However this is the next best thing:
But, using Family Share, you can share all of your Apple IDs with your primary account.
In order to do this you'll need to change the e-mail addresses for all of your old Apple IDs you are no longer using in iTunes.
Then, set up a user profile on your Mac for each of them. T
hen invite all of them (up to 6) from your host Apple ID, and accept the invite for each user profile in its own iCloud settings on the Mac.
Now all of the content for all of your Apple IDs will be available under the one Apple ID you are currently using on all of your devices.
Took me a while to figure this out but it works like a charm.

That post is 3 years old. Since nothing has been said about it officially or un-officially since, chances are its not going to happen.
In reality, it would open a can of worms Apple and the Media rights holders are unlikely to want to open. 
With that said, we really cannot speculate on Apple's plans. So if they ever decide they want to pursue this, we can only wait until they make an announcement for it.

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