Migration iTunes Music from Windows to Mac

Hello, I currently have a PC on Windows Xp, I usually use iTunes for Windows to manage and buy my music for my iPod and iPhone.
I would like to buy a Mac mini to replace my Windows XP computer.
I currently stored my music managed by iTunes for Windows on a Buffalo Raid NAS and that work very well.
My questions are :
I would like to know if I will able to use my music from the Mac Mini ?
Is there any migration process to be able to use my personal music and my music bought on iTunes store on the Mac Mini ?
I will lose all my personnal data on my iPhone, if I connect my iPhone to iTunes for Mac on the Mac Mini,
Is there any migration process to be able to use my Apps bought on iTunes store on the Mac Mini with iPhone ?
On my Windows Xp computer, we have 2 windows user accounts (one for me and one for my wife to be able to our own contacts each other on our iPhones), so we have one iTunes library for each account and we are using the same iTunes Store Account for the 2 iTunes Library, will we be able to do the same on Mac Mini and iTunes for Mac ?
Thanks for your help.

No, but encourage it. Hold down the option/alt key while starting iTunes and guide it to the library.itl file in the iTunes folder.

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