Multiple iTunes Accounts Bug?

Hi,
I have an iPad 1 that did belong to my boss but I bought it from him when he had to let me go. So, there are 3 iTunes accounts linked to it. His personal account, a work related account, and my personal account. Apps have been purchased under each account.
Now that the iPad is mine and I no longer work there I don't need any apps that I didn't purchase myself. However, it's tricky remembering who bought which apps. If I go to the update tab of the app store on the iPad I have lots of updates. My understanding was that if I click to update an app and it's not associated with the account that's currently signed in, it will ask for authorisation for the associated account, which I can choose to cancel. However, it looks like once I've signed in with a valid iTunes account, clicking update will update the app, or if it's not associated with that account, then it will purchase it from scratch. Is this correct?
I think I'm gonna be charged for app purchases that I didn't intend to make and don't want.

Philly_Phan wrote:
iLee wrote:
"Not exactly accurate.  You will always get reminders that updates are available and you CAN update them if you know the password for the "correct" account.  You can NOT update them with the "wrong" account.  If nothing else, the reminders are annoying.
Hmmm, this is the bug I'm experiencing though. I just inadvertently updated Omnifocus which I'm sure was a work app. In fact, I did it just to check my theory that it wouldn't be able to update, but it did, with my personal account signed in!
As I say, I will have to wait and see if I'm billed for it.
I wouldn't bet on it but I think that I know what's happening.  Is there any possibility that you used the same password for your work account as you do for your personal account?  If that is true, the work account may have appeared on the popup window and you didn't realize it.  Then, when you acced the correct password, you got the update.
No. Besides, the other accounts passwords have been changed now.

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