StarOffice 9 (beta) is also out and has a native version for intel macs. It will supposedly be coming out of beta in November.
Also NeoOffice is Mac-only and will run natively on both PowerPC and Intel macs. All three share the same code based on StarOffice, but StarOffice is commercial while OpenOffice and NeoOffice are free. Also, since the code has to be ported to the mac, NeoOffice tends to lag a bit behind the other two, which are basically even. I have been trying the beta of StarOffice 9, and I can tell you that it loads much more quickly than earlier versions of OpenOffice and NeoOffice did (I haven't tried version 3 of OpenOffice yet). StarOffice is arguably better for business purposes (customer support is built into the price and includes indemnification from intellectual property lawsuits), and OpenOffice is fine for casual use.
OpenOffice 3.0 is out and there is a native version for Intel-based Macs. No need to run X11 anymore. http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/10/openofficeorg_becomes_an_even_better_alternat_1.html
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