Without iTunes the iPod is useless. They go together like hand and glove.
You do need to download Itunes though ( It's free of course) and you don't need to buy from the apple store unless you wish to but in order to use the ipod you must have itunes. Transfering the music files over to itunes is another chore you must accomplish if your gonna use iTunes.

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