Upgrade - how and why

These questions are bound to sound very basic, but here goes.
I have a G5 iMac that is almost 3 years old running on 10.3.9. My wife purchased Adobe Creative Suite 3 (which she needs for her business) without checking the system requirements.
The disks basically wont install unless we are on 10.4.8 or higher. I soon realized that I need to 'upgrade' instead of updating if I want to use this software.
My questions are these:
1) Do I upgrade to 10.4, or straight to the just released Leopard? Why would I do one vs. the other - limitations of my computer? Is 10.4 still available now that Leopard is out?
2) If I upgrade to 10.4 or Leopard, will I have to reinstall all of my applications (iTunes, iPhoto, MS Office apps, etc.)? If so, will I potentially have to buy new versions of those that will run on the new OS, or will the old versions work (or are the upgrades free)?
3) In doing all this, will I lose any of my files or have any other trouble that I cant foresee right now?
I am worried that I am opening a can of worms here, and that I will be regretting it if I do go forward with any OS upgrade because of all the additional upgrades that come along with it.
Thanks,
- Bob

Hi Bob!
"Do I upgrade to 10.4, or straight to the just released Leopard?"
That would depend on if the iMac G5 meets the Leopard System Requirements, which it probably does, and whether you want the latest version of OS X.
"Is 10.4 still available now that Leopard is out?"
Tiger 10.4.x, is no longer available directly from the Apple Online Store, as Leopard 10.5.x, is the most up to date OS.
But, if you know what to look for, a Full Retail Version, of the Tiger Install DVD, can be purchased, sometimes less expensively, at some online Apple retailers, Amazon, eBay, FastMac, HardCore Mac, etc.
Some Apple retail stores, or Apple resellers, may also still have Tiger 10.4.x in stock.
Be sure not to purchase grey, upgrade or machine specific CDs or DVDs.
The discs should look exactly like the images in the above links, and not say Upgrade, CPU Drop-in DVD, or "This software is part of a hardware bundle purchase - not to be sold seperately." on them.
Additional info in these links.
Using OS X Install CDs/DVDs On Multiple Macs
What's A Computer Specific Mac OS X Release
Software Update, Upgrade: What's The Difference?
"If I upgrade to 10.4 or Leopard, will I have to reinstall all of my applications..."
Not if you perform a Simple Upgrade of Leopard 10.5.x.
"...will I potentially have to buy new versions of those that will run on the new OS, or will the old versions work (or are the upgrades free)?"
That would depend on the application.
I think all of the Apple applications should be compatible, but for Third-Party applications, you would have to check with the developer.
"In doing all this, will I lose any of my files or have any other trouble that I cant foresee right now?"
If your iMac is healthy, and the upgrade is done properly, you shouldn't have a problem.
But you should create a system backup, or at least back up any data that you could not bear to lose, on the off chance, that the upgrade is unsuccessful.
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