Other than the already-mentioned OpenOffice I don't know of any free alternatives for Linux or OS X, but for dealing with .doc files on Windows, there's Jarte (http://www.jarte.com/). It's free and small, though the user interface can be quirky.
iWork's Pages on OS X is reputed to be able to deal with .doc files, but that's commercial software.
I've never worked with Google Docs, but that sounds like an option worth exploring.
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Date: 2010-Mar-04, Thursday 07:13 pm (UTC)iWork's Pages on OS X is reputed to be able to deal with .doc files, but that's commercial software.
I've never worked with Google Docs, but that sounds like an option worth exploring.