As some of you were expecting that Ubuntu 8.10 will be including OpenOffice.org 3.0, but as a matter of fact its still has OpenOffice 2.4.1. If you wish to upgrade to 3.0, check this out.
You can still go and upgrade to OpenOffice 3.0. Read the instructions in this article.
http://lifehacker.com/5076585/five-tweaks-for-your-new-ubuntu-desktop