OpenOffice OSX native next month

It sounds like all those OSX users out there will finally be able to run OpenOffice native in Aqua from the mid-September. This is well overdue news considering the platform already runs 'natively' in the Windows and Linux environments. Sure you can run OpenOffice in OSX through the X-Windows system but it is ugly and unintegrated with the rest of the system but what self respecting, sunglass wearing Apple user wants to ruin the look of their desktop by doing that?

A few months back I switched to using NeoOffice, a port of OpenOffice that achieves Aqua-like integration through careful use of Java. It is a great choice for OSX users who cannot wait until the 'pure' version becomes available and even then NeoOffice maybe a better choice for a while longer as it is more mature. What I would really like to see that I know will not be in the initial release is some Aqua goodness shining through. OpenOffice is one of those useful but really boring applications that could be brought to life with a couple of well placed animations, some window transparency and a side-helping of Aqua class.