Nope, a google search for "putting music onto iphone without using itunes" turns up nothing useful.
Just a bunch of people asking if it can be done, and several others saying no it can't.
Perhaps you can link me to something that lets my parents simply drag and drop a music folder onto their iPhone. Then when they're done listening to it, lets them delete that folder and drag some other music folder into their iPhone.
The simpler the better.
Well unfortunately I don't have the time to do the research for you or your parents (as much as I'd like to help

) but maybe our Google searches work differently as the first search result that comes up for me clearly shows six different methods of doing it as opposed to your discovery that a bunch of people want it and a bunch of people saying that it can't be done.
Here's the link:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-ways-to-sync-music-to-your-iphone-without-itunes/
None of them look that simple, which tells me that iTunes, despite your grievances, is the best and most efficient way to do it. Now I know that you're insistent that it's the worst thing ever and completely deserved of your hatred

(which, lets be honest, I think is more of what this post is really about, right

), but try those other methods and see which you like the best! Otherwise, iTunes does all of the things you seem to want it to do. If your parents can't click a song and drag it onto the device on the left of of the iTunes screen, I'm not sure that owning this kind of technology is right for them! Trust me, my parents are the same! If you think that dragging from one folder to another would be simpler than dragging from one box to another on iTunes, then these Googled options to see which you prefer.
Unfortunately I don't think you're going to be satisfied with any result or any assistance anybody on here can give you

But good luck on your search!
