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Yes, you may use OpenOffice.org binaries for commercial use. Before you do this, please make sure you understand that the software is in development and may not be feature complete. Alternatively, if you are interested in StarOffice for commercial use please, see this URL: http://www.sun.com/staroffice/starofficenow
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Yes. Go to File > Open and open your Microsoft file. Similarly, saving in Microsoft formats will allow Microsoft users to open your OpenOffice.org files.
See the System Requirements page.