Transfer purchased app to different iTunes account?

Is it possible to transfer an app I bought in the iTunes app store to a different iTunes account?
(same computer, same iPhone)
In more detail, what happened was the following:
Usually, I logged in at the app store using my apple ID '[email protected]'.
A few weeks ago, I logged in using just 'zzz', and since that worked I did not think about it any further, assuming that to iTunes the two IDs are the same.
Then, I bought a few apps under the login 'zzz'.
But apparently, 'zzz' and '[email protected]' are NOT the same to iTunes!
(I think, that is a bug.)
How do I know? Because when I am logged in as 'zzz', iTunes shows in the sidebar that 8 apps have got updates, but when I click on "Check for Updates" I get nothing.
When I log out and then log in again as '[email protected]', lo and behold, I see all the updates when I click on "Check for Updates"!
You can also see, which account is attached to which app in the Info (cmd-I) of each app.
The problem now is that I have to switch accounts all the time, in order to get the updates, which is a nuisance.
So I would like to tell iTunes, that the apps I bought under 'zzz' should really belong to '[email protected]'.
Does anyone have an idea, how to do that?
All suggestions and pointers will be highly appreciated!
Best regards,
Gabriel.
PS:
I already tried to delete one app, and then "buy" it again under the other account.
But I think, I really have to pay again, because when I do this under the same account, iTunes tells me that I have bought the app already and lets me download it again for free.

I don't think you can switch an app, but try emailing iTunes store support:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html?form=account&topic=iTunes%20Sto re%20Account%20and%20Billing&subtopic=Billing%20Inquiries

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