Do I HAVE to use the iTunes software to transfer MPS's to iPod?

I didn't have iTunes installed on my PC and was helping a friend, who isn't very techno-savy, to transfer some songs from CD to iPod Shuffle.
Got all the songs ripped from the CD's, then plugged in the iPod Shuffle. My PC recognized it as a USB Mass Storage device, similar to a FLASH DRIVE.
I simply copied and pasted all the songs from the folder on my desktop directly into the iPod. Is there ANY reason I can't simply do that?
I could see with larger more complex iPods, that the iTunes software could have some benefits.
This is the way MP3's have been transferred to "other brand" MP3 players, but I know that Apple has their own "uniqueness," so this method may not work.
I'd prefer NOT to install iTunes on my PC, since I'm hardly going to use it.
Thanks,
JP

The simple answer is YES.
The more complex answer is Google: Alternate iPod Managers

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