I have been lurking this thread for a while, and I think the key things that make the Appl-ish look Appl-ish, is the fact that you cut so much as to say nothing and use a single neutral monochromatic scheme. So far, (since Apple reinvented itself with the iPod - this doesn't necessarily apply previous to that) Apple has always used, white or black (almost exclusively), with gray accents which tell you nothing about the product except what they want you to know - It's Apple. In their marketing scheme, knowing "It's Apple" is the end-all be-all to what you need to know. It's Apple, so you must have it.
Now to your design aesthetic. It does speak to many of the things Apple does. No, they didn't invent minimalism, but they did bring a new and perhaps refined awareness of the design concept to many who never paid attention to it previously. The arguments I see here revolve around 1) how little is too little, and 2) how different is too different.
The thing to remember - ALWAYS - is the web is only a method of communication. If people don't understand what you are communicating, it fails. Think about what you want to communicate, instead of how, and then once you know, make sure it comes through on the first page. After that, navigation is useful only for getting more details. If there is no important details, then navigation is not necessary. Otherwise, when you get to the how, make sure you understand what the user sees and that they understand how to navigate the site - be it links, scrolling, whatever. If you keep these two thoughts at the forefront, then you are FAR less likely to confuse when you get to the how.
My personal suggestion - take the minimalist idea down just a notch, add a touch of color, and fix navigation, and the rest should be fine.
Unlike Apple, the whole world doesn't know everything about you and your product just by the name, so the minimalism is a bit too minimal on that site. You added a bit since I was there last
I think it says enough about it, just the navigation is a bit, um, unorthodox?